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CHINESE CHARACTER
xiǔ
朽
朽
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rotten; decayed
- Numbered pinyin
- xiu3
- English meanings
- rotten; decayed; worn out; senile
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
rest; stop
mend
smell; sniff
elegant; show
embroidery
shy; ashamed; shame
sleeve
to corrode
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Related words
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- 腐朽
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