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朽
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decayed

HSK 7 N1
Nature →Plants →Trees
xiǔ
キュウ
く.ちる
후
The wood of a dying 丂 tree 木
Components
木 tree+ 丂 axe handle =
朽 decayed
木 Meaning component
mù tree
丂 Meaning component
kǎo axe handle
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release
Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
朽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
朽 [xiǔ]
rotten
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (15)
腐朽 [fǔ​xiǔ] #13,370
rotten
不朽 [bù​xiǔ] #13,623
immortal
永垂不朽 [yǒng​chuí​bù​xiǔ] #30,348
eternal glory
朽木 [xiǔ​mù] #30,848
rotten wood
衰朽 [shuāi​xiǔ] #59,131
decaying
朽坏 [xiǔ​huài] #63,951
rotten
朽坏 [xiǔ​huài] #63,951
rotten
化腐朽为神奇 [huà​fǔ​xiǔ​wéi​shén​qí]
lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇 [huà​fǔ​xiǔ​wéi​shén​qí]
lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
朽烂 [xiǔ​làn]
rotten
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JAPANESE WORDS (21)
朽ちる [くちる] #11,505
to rot
朽ち果てる [くちはてる] #20,554
to rot away
老朽化 [ろうきゅうか] #25,750
deterioration
朽ち木 [くちき] #52,127
decayed tree
⭐ 不朽 [ふきゅう] #57,016
everlasting
⭐ 老朽 [ろうきゅう] #63,358
infirmity (due to old age)
朽ち葉 [くちば] #71,563
decayed leaves
朽ち葉色 [くちばいろ] #102,106
russet
不朽の名作 [ふきゅうのめいさく] #103,262
timeless masterpiece
腐朽 [ふきゅう] #104,750
decay
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KOREAN WORDS (2)
노후
being worn out; being time-worn
불후
being immortal; being everlasting