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腐
fǔ
1. decay
2. rotten
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

腐
fǔ
to spoil, to rot, to decay; rotten
HSK 5 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

乳腐
rǔfǔ
fermented soybean curd
反腐
fǎnfǔ
anti-corruption
嗳腐
àifǔ
putrid belching (medical term)
腐乳
fǔrǔ
pickled tofu
腐刑
fǔxíng
castration (a form of punishment during the Han period)
腐化
fǔhuà
to rot
腐坏
fǔhuài
rot
腐女
fǔnǚ
fujoshi (woman who likes mangas about male homosexual love)
腐败
fǔbài
corruption
HSK 6
腐朽
fǔxiǔ
rotten
HSK 6
腐烂
fǔlàn
to rot
HSK 6
腐竹
fǔzhú
roll of dried tofu strips
腐肉
fǔròu
rotting flesh
腐臭
fǔchòu
rotten (smell)
腐旧
fǔjiù
outmoded
腐蚀
fǔshí
corrosion
HSK 6
豆腐
dòufu
tofu
HSK 5
贪腐
tānfǔ
corruption
迂腐
yūfǔ
pedantic
防腐
fángfǔ
rot-proof

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,575
Word Frequency Rank
3,360 of 84,292

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