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xiǔ

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xiǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiǔ | xiu3
English translation
rotten
decayed, rotten

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About xiǔ

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

xiǔ

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

The wood of a dying  kǎo  tree 

Etymology of xiǔ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

木丂

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Example sentences using xiǔ

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zhè jiù shì lǎo 史朵永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ de 四重奏 sì chóng zòu 乐队 yuè duì .

Here was Old Stoeffle's everlasting Quartet.

āi ,现在 xiànzài zhè tiáo xiǎo 汽船 qì chuán , xiàng 所有 suǒyǒu 其他 qítā 英勇 yīngyǒng 殉难 xùn nàn de 小汽船一样 yīyàng , dōu 永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ .

But now -- look -- this little steamer, like all her brave and battered sisters, is immortal.

冷凝作用 zuòyòng jiāng 最终 zuì zhōng 使 shǐ 建筑 jiànzhù 结构 jiégòu 腐朽 fǔxiǔ diào

Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.

贝内特 Bèi nèi tè 发起 fā qǐ le 一场捍卫 hànwèi 道德 dàodé 价值 jiàzhí 反对 fǎnduì 腐朽 fǔxiǔ 堕落 duòluò de 自由 zìyóu 相对论 xiāng duì lùn de 战争 zhànzhēng

Bennett launched a crusade for "moral values" against decadent "liberal relativism."

Words with xiǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
腐朽 fǔxiǔ rotten腐朽 fǔxiǔ
不朽 bù xiǔ immortal不朽 bù xiǔ
xiǔ rotten xiǔ
永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ eternal glory永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ
朽木 xiǔ mù rotten wood朽木 xiǔ mù
衰朽 shuāi xiǔ decaying衰朽 shuāi xiǔ
朽坏 xiǔ huài rotten朽壞

xiǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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xiǔ Decomposition

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