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朽
朽
xiu3
 
- rotten
 
| strokes | 
6 | 
| radical | 
 | 
| strokes after radical | 
2 | 
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不朽
不朽
bu4 xiu3
 
- immortal; immortality
 
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腐朽
腐朽
fu3 xiu3
 
- rotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate
 
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化腐朽为神奇
化腐朽為神奇
hua4 fu3 xiu3 wei2 shen2 qi2
 
- lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
 
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枯朽
枯朽
ku1 xiu3
 
- withered and rotten
 
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衰朽
衰朽
shuai1 xiu3
 
- decaying; decrepit; aged and crumbling
 
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颓朽
頹朽
tui2 xiu3
 
- decaying; rotten; decrepit
 
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朽蠹
朽蠹
xiu3 du4
 
- to decay and be eaten by worms etc; to overhoard grain so that it rots
 
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朽坏
朽壞
xiu3 huai4
 
- rotten
 
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朽烂
朽爛
xiu3 lan4
 
- rotten
 
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朽木
朽木
xiu3 mu4
 
- rotten wood
 
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永垂不朽
永垂不朽
yong3 chui2 bu4 xiu3
 
- eternal glory; will never be forgotten