Chinese Word: 腐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

腐HSK 5

Pinyin: fǔ

English Definition: decay; rotten

Chinese Definition:
①朽烂，变质：腐烂。腐朽。腐败。腐化。腐蚀。腐臭。陈腐。流水不腐。
②思想陈旧过时：腐旧。腐儒。迂腐。
③某些豆制食品：豆腐(“腐”读轻声)。腐乳。腐竹。
④古代指施以宫刑：腐刑。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 肉

Pictophonetic:付 indicates the sound; 肉 (meat) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 广 [ guǎng ] broad, vast, wide; building, house
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 付 [ fù ] give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
  - 肉 [ ròu ] meat; flesh

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腐败HSK 6	fǔ bài	corruption; to corrupt; to rot; rotten
反腐倡廉	fǎn fǔ chàng lián	to fight corruption and advocate probity
腐朽HSK 6	fǔ xiǔ	rotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate
腐蚀HSK 6	fǔ shí	corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption
腐烂HSK 6	fǔ làn	to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt

1		dòu fu rǔ 豆腐乳 duì 对 cháng dào 肠道 yǒu yì 有益。 Fermented bean curd is beneficial to the intestines
2		jīn tiān 今天 de 的 wǔ fàn 午饭 shì 是 mán tou 馒头 hé 和 dòu fu 豆腐。 The lunch today is steamed bun and tofu.
3		sōng zhēn 松针 jù yǒu 具有 fáng fǔ 防腐 hé 和 shā chóng 杀虫 zuò yòng 作用。 Pine needles have antiseptic and insecticidal properties.
4		zhè 这 piān 篇 wén zhāng 文章 jiē lù 揭露 le 了 zhèng fǔ 政府 de 的 fǔ bài 腐败。 This article exposed the government's corruption.
5		zhèng fǔ 政府 xià jué xīn 下决心 yào 要 dǎ jī 打击 tān wū 贪污 hé 和 fǔ bài 腐败。 The government is determined to crack down on corruption and bribery.

1		dòu fu rǔ 豆腐乳 duì 对 cháng dào 肠道 yǒu yì 有益。 Fermented bean curd is beneficial to the intestines
2		jīn tiān 今天 de 的 wǔ fàn 午饭 shì 是 mán tou 馒头 hé 和 dòu fu 豆腐。 The lunch today is steamed bun and tofu.
3		sōng zhēn 松针 jù yǒu 具有 fáng fǔ 防腐 hé 和 shā chóng 杀虫 zuò yòng 作用。 Pine needles have antiseptic and insecticidal properties.
4		zhè 这 piān 篇 wén zhāng 文章 jiē lù 揭露 le 了 zhèng fǔ 政府 de 的 fǔ bài 腐败。 This article exposed the government's corruption.
5		zhèng fǔ 政府 xià jué xīn 下决心 yào 要 dǎ jī 打击 tān wū 贪污 hé 和 fǔ bài 腐败。 The government is determined to crack down on corruption and bribery.