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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)

腐女
fǔnǚ
fujoshi (woman who likes mangas about male homosexual love)
反腐
fǎnfǔ
anti-corruption
贪腐
tānfǔ
corruption
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
陈腐
chénfǔ
trite
乳腐
rǔfǔ
fermented soybean curd
防腐
fángfǔ
rot-proof
豆腐
dòufu
tofu
HSK 5
腐蚀
fǔshí
corrosion
HSK 6
嗳腐
àifǔ
putrid belching (medical term)
腐旧
fǔjiù
outmoded
腐臭
fǔchòu
rotten (smell)
迂腐
yūfǔ
pedantic
腐肉
fǔròu
rotting flesh
腐竹
fǔzhú
roll of dried tofu strips
腐烂
fǔlàn
to rot
HSK 6
腐朽
fǔxiǔ
rotten
HSK 6

Metadata

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

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