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Meaning of 朽

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Pinyin: xiǔ
English Definition: rotten
Chinese Definition:
①腐烂:腐朽。朽木。永垂不朽(“朽”在此引申为磨灭)。
②衰老:衰朽。朽迈。
Total strokes: 6; Radical:
Ideographic: The wood of a dying tree
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • [ kǎo ] obstruction of breath (qi); variant of 考
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Example Words
腐朽 xiǔ rotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate
不朽 xiǔ immortal; immortality
永垂不朽 yǒng chuí xiǔ eternal glory; will never be forgotten
朽木 xiǔ rotten wood
摧枯拉朽 cuī xiǔ to destroy sth. already deteriorating (idiom)
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Example Sentences
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The timber has rotted.