朽

xiǔ

x+iǔ·3rd tone

rotten

Radical: 木 Strokes: 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

朽=木+丂

Etymology

The wood of a dying 丂 tree 木

Meanings

rotten

xiǔ

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Words with 朽 131 total

to last forever; eternal; enduring不朽bù xiǔ decaying · decrepit · aged and crumbling衰朽shuāi xiǔ decaying · rotten · decrepit颓朽tuí xiǔ

Idioms with 朽 51 total Chain

like breaking down a decayed stump · (as easy as) crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood · smash (the putrid forces) easily like breaking dry branches · sweep away all obstacles in the way · all-powerful摧枯拉朽cuī kū lā xiǔ lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)化腐朽为神奇huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí