Usage of the character 朽
xiǔ
朽
[朽]
- rotten
xiǔdù
朽蠹
[朽蠹]
- to decay and be eaten by worms etc
- to overhoard grain so that it rots
xiǔlàn
朽烂
[朽爛]
- rotten
bùxiǔ
不朽
[不朽]
- to last forever; eternal; enduring
xiǔmù
朽木
[朽木]
- rotten wood
fǔxiǔ
腐朽
[腐朽]
- rotten
- decayed
- decadent
- degenerate
xiǔhuài
朽坏
[朽壞]
- rotten
kūxiǔ
枯朽
[枯朽]
- withered and rotten
shuāixiǔ
衰朽
[衰朽]
- decaying
- decrepit
- aged and crumbling
tuíxiǔ
颓朽
[頹朽]
- decaying
- rotten
- decrepit
sānbùxiǔ
三不朽
[三不朽]
- the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德 (lìdé), one's service 立功 (lìgōng) and one's writings 立言 (lìyán) (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳／左传 ( Zuǒ Zhuàn))
yǒngchuíbùxiǔ
永垂不朽
[永垂不朽]
- eternal glory
- will never be forgotten
xiǔmùkědiāo
朽木可雕
[朽木可雕]
- (idiom) even though a person may have shortcomings, there is still room for improvement
xiǔmùbùkědiāo
朽木不可雕
[朽木不可雕]
- lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom)
- fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
huàfǔxiǔwéishénqí
化腐朽为神奇
[化腐朽為神奇]
- lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)