腐
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fǔ · to spoil, to rot, to decay

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

Keep the outer frame stable without crowding the enclosed strokes.

肉Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 腐

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fuWords pronounced fu
fǔWords pronounced fǔ
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Example sentences

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Zhè shì bu shì dòufu?这是不是豆腐?

Is this tofu?

Source: Tatoeba #3377913 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng wǒ men gǎn zǒu fǔ bài de zhèng kè!让我们赶走腐败的政客!

Let's chase out corrupt politicians!

Source: Tatoeba #9959098 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shuǐ guǒ yì bān bù jiǔ jiù huì fǔ làn.水果一般不久就会腐烂。

Fruits tend to rot quickly.

Source: Tatoeba #1737865 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suān xìng huì fǔ shí hán yǒu jīn shǔ de wù zhì.酸性会腐蚀含有金属的物质。

Acid acts on things which contain metal.

Source: Tatoeba #2819996 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wèn tí bú shì zhèng zhì bù chún jié, ér shì zhěng gè zhèng zhì bó yì yǐ jīng fǔ xiǔ.問題不是政治不純潔,而是整個政治博弈已經腐朽。

The trouble is not with impure politics, but that the whole game of politics is rotten.

Source: Tatoeba #13119003 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù hán xiāng liào 、 fáng fǔ jì jí rén zào sè sù.不含香料、防腐劑及人造色素。

No artificial colours, preservatives or flavours.

Source: Tatoeba #554604 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 腐 in context

  1. Say fǔ, then recall the core meaning: to spoil, to rot, to decay.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 豆腐 (dòu fu), meaning “tofu”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 腐 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.