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朽
xiǔ
1. rotten
Common • Top 10% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

朽
xiǔ
decayed, rotten
HSK 6 6 丶

Compound Words (11)

不朽
bùxiǔ
immortal
朽坏
xiǔhuài
rotten
朽木
xiǔmù
rotten wood
朽烂
xiǔlàn
rotten
朽蠹
xiǔdù
to decay and be eaten by worms etc
枯朽
kūxiǔ
withered and rotten
腐朽
fǔxiǔ
rotten
HSK 6
衰朽
shuāixiǔ
decaying
颓朽
tuíxiǔ
decaying
永垂不朽
yǒngchuíbùxiǔ
eternal glory
化腐朽为神奇
huàfǔxiǔwéishénqí
lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,543
Word Frequency Rank
8,215 of 84,292

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