朽

The character "朽" has 6 strokes. "朽" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "朽" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "朽" are "xiǔ" . View the stroke order of "朽">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "朽"

v.: decay; rot; wear away; efface; obliterate

adj.: decrepit; senile

• decay : v.腐坏；腐败；衰减；衰退；衰微；使腐坏；使腐烂；坍塌失修；坏损；衰变
• rot : v.腐烂；腐坏；腐朽；破损；开…玩笑；取笑；退化；开玩笑；使腐烂；使腐坏
• wear away : 磨损；流逝
• efface : v.擦掉；抹去；忘却；使（记忆；感情）彻底消失；使自己不被人注意；使自己显得微不足道；不抛头露面
• obliterate : v.摧毁；抹除；除掉；消灭；使看不见；使模糊；遮盖；盖销
• decrepit : adj.衰老的；衰败的；年久失修的；荒废的
• senile : adj.老年的；高龄的；衰老的；年老的；年老引发的

Form words with "朽"

Example phrases using "朽"

• 木头已完全朽了。

  The wood has rotted away completely.

• 木头已经朽了,用手指一戳竟是一个窟窿.

  The wood is so rotten you can put your finger through it.

• 他们说：“我们死后，已变成尘埃和朽骨的时候，难道我们还必定要复活吗？

  They say: "What! when we die and become dust and bones, could we really be raised up again?"