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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fǔ | fu3
English translation
decay
rotten
to spoil, to rot, to decay; rotten

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

Contains the radical

ròu

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

meat

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

广 Guǎng 付肉

Semantic compound

ròu

Phonetic compound

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suān 银器 yín qì de 表面 biǎomiàn 腐蚀 fǔshí le .

Acid had pitted the surface of the silver.

腐殖 suān 通常 tōngcháng bèi 看作 kàn zuò shì 芳烃 fāng tīng 化合物 huà hé wù de 聚合物 jù hé wù .

Humic acids are usually regarded as polymers of aromatic compounds.

zhè 腐臭 fǔ chòu de ròu Wén 一下 yīxià 就够 rén shòu de le !

The smell of the rotten meat was enough!

suān zhì 开始 kāishǐ 腐蚀 fǔshí 金属 jīnshǔ 部件 bù jiàn .

That sour nature has started corroding those metal parts.

suān 为什么 wèishénme 腐蚀 fǔshí 金属 jīnshǔ réng shì 问题 wèntí .

Why acids eat in metal is still a question.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
腐败 fǔbài corruption腐敗
豆腐 dòufu tofu豆腐 dòufu
腐烂 fǔlàn to rot腐爛
腐蚀 fǔshí corrosion腐蝕
decay
腐朽 fǔxiǔ rotten腐朽 fǔxiǔ
反腐败 fǎn fǔ bài to oppose corruption反腐敗
防腐 fáng fǔ rotproof防腐 fáng fǔ
腐化 fǔ huà to rot腐化 fǔ huà
防腐剂 fáng fǔ jì preservative防腐劑
反腐倡廉 fǎn fǔ chàng lián to fight corruption and advocate probity反腐倡廉 fǎn fǔ chàng lián
反腐 fǎn fǔ anti-corruption反腐 fǎn fǔ
腐臭 fǔ chòu stinking腐臭 fǔ chòu
臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu stinky tofu臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu
迂腐 yū fǔ pedantic迂腐 yū fǔ
陈腐 chén fǔ trite陳腐
腐肉 fǔ ròu carrion腐肉 fǔ ròu
腐乳 fǔ rǔ pickled tofu腐乳 fǔ rǔ
吃豆腐 chī dòu fu to eat tofu吃豆腐 chī dòu fu
腐竹 fǔ zhú roll of dried tofu strips腐竹 fǔ zhú
豆腐脑 dòu fu nǎo jellied tofu豆腐腦
麻婆豆腐 má pó dòu fǔ mapo tofu麻婆豆腐 má pó dòu fǔ

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Decomposition

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