xiǔ
朽 (xiǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “rotten”.
Meanings
- 1rotten
Related words
腐朽rotten不朽to last forever; eternal; enduring永垂不朽eternal glory朽木rotten wood老朽decrepit and behind the times; old; useless朽烂rotten三不朽the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])化腐朽为神奇lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)朽坏rotten朽木不可雕lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom)朽蠹to decay and be eaten by worms etc枯朽withered and rotten