朽
Character
rotten
Meaning
xiǔ
xiu3- rotten CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 6 strokes
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Example sentences
这棵树的木头朽了。
zhè kē shù de mù tou xiǔ le
The wood of this tree has rotted.
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朽木不能做桌子。
xiǔ mù bù néng zuò zhuō zi
Rotten wood cannot be used to make a table.
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这个椅子太朽了,坐不得。
zhè ge yǐ zi tài xiǔ le, zuò bu dé
This chair is too rotten; you cannot sit on it.
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Words with 朽
See all 14 →朽坏xiǔ huàirottenWord朽木xiǔ mùrotten woodWord朽烂xiǔ lànrottenWord朽蠹xiǔ dùto decay and be eaten by worms etcWord朽木不可雕xiǔ mù bù kě diāolit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom)Word腐朽fǔ xiǔold and soft, slowly breaking into pieces (like old wood)WordHSK 7–9不朽bù xiǔto last forever; eternal; enduringWord枯朽kū xiǔwithered and rottenWord老朽lǎo xiǔdecrepit and behind the times; old; uselessWord衰朽shuāi xiǔdecayingWord颓朽tuí xiǔdecayingWord三不朽sān bù xiǔthe three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德 (lì dé), one's service 立功 (lì gōng) and one's writings 立言 (lì yán) (from the Zuo Zhuan 左传 (Zuǒ Zhuàn))Word