腐 fǔ
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 肉 — meat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
腐烂
fǔlàn
to rot; rotten; decayed
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Example phrases
- 这批木料在潮湿仓库里堆放多年，表面已经腐烂，承重能力大幅下降。 Zhè pī mùliào zài cháoshī cāngkù lǐ duīfàng duōnián, biǎomiàn yǐjīng fǔlàn, chéngzhòng nénglì dàfú xiàjiàng. This batch of timber had been stored for years in a damp warehouse; its surface had already rotted and its load-bearing capacity had fallen sharply.
- 篮子里的苹果放太久，已经开始腐烂了。 Lánzi lǐ de píngguǒ fàng tài jiǔ, yǐjīng kāishǐ fǔlàn le. The apples in the basket have been left too long and have started to rot.
- 落叶堆在地上，慢慢腐烂变成了泥土。 Luòyè duī zài dì shàng, mànmàn fǔlàn biànchéng le nítǔ. Fallen leaves piled on the ground slowly rot and turn into soil.
Related words
- 豆腐 dòufu tofu
- 腐败 fǔbài corrupt; corruption; to decay
- 腐蚀 fǔshí to corrode; to erode; corrosion
- 腐朽 fǔxiǔ rotten; decayed; decadent
- 烂 làn overcooked; soft from cooking
- 灿烂 cànlàn brilliant; splendid
- 耕耘 gēngyún to cultivate; to work diligently
- 耕地 gēngdì arable land; to cultivate land
- 耕 gēng to plough; to cultivate
- 灌溉 guàngài to irrigate
- 化肥 huàféi chemical fertiliser
- 肥料 féiliào fertiliser; manure