枯朽 kū xiǔ ㄎㄨ ㄒㄧㄡˇ fu1 nau2
- withered and rotten
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枯
- 枯燥 kū zào ㄎㄨ ㄗㄠˋ fu1 cou3 dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious
- 干枯 乾枯 gān kū ㄍㄢ ㄎㄨ gon1 fu1 withered; shriveled; dried-up
- 枯干 枯乾 kū gān ㄎㄨ ㄍㄢ fu1 gon1 dried up; shriveled; withered
- 枯寂 kū jì ㄎㄨ ㄐㄧˋ fu1 zik6 bleak; desolate; devoid of liveliness
- 枯木 kū mù ㄎㄨ ㄇㄨˋ fu1 muk6 dead tree
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- 枯槁 kū gǎo ㄎㄨ ㄍㄠˇ fu1 gou2 (of vegetation) withered
- 枯树 枯樹 kū shù ㄎㄨ ㄕㄨˋ fu1 syu6 withered tree
- 枯死 kū sǐ ㄎㄨ ㄙˇ fu1 sei2 (of a plant) to wither and die; withered and dead
- 枯水 kū shuǐ ㄎㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fu1 seoi2 scarce water
- 枯竭 kū jié ㄎㄨ ㄐㄧㄝˊ fu1 kit3 used up
- 枯茗 kū míng ㄎㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fu1 ming5 (loanword) cumin
- 枯草 kū cǎo ㄎㄨ ㄘㄠˇ fu1 cou2 withered grass; dry grass
- 枯萎 kū wěi ㄎㄨ ㄨㄟˇ fu1 wai2 to wilt
- 枯叶 枯葉 kū yè ㄎㄨ ㄧㄝˋ fu1 jip6 dead leaf; withered leaf
- 荣枯 榮枯 róng kū ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄨ wing4 fu1 flourishing and withering (of plants); (fig.) prosperity and decline
- 神枯 shén kū ㄕㄣˊ ㄎㄨ san4 fu1 spiritual desolation
- 枯水期 kū shuǐ qī ㄎㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧ fu1 seoi2 kei4 dry season; low-water period
- 枯草热 枯草熱 kū cǎo rè ㄎㄨ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄜˋ fu1 cou2 jit6 hay fever
- 枯萎病 kū wěi bìng ㄎㄨ ㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ fu1 wai2 beng6 blight
- 枯叶剂 枯葉劑 kū yè jì ㄎㄨ ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ fu1 jip6 zai1 Agent Orange (herbicide)
朽
- 腐朽 fǔ xiǔ ㄈㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡˇ fu6 nau2 rotten
- 不朽 bù xiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡˇ bat1 nau2 to last forever; eternal; enduring
- 朽坏 朽壞 xiǔ huài ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄞˋ nau2 waai6 rotten
- 朽木 xiǔ mù ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ nau2 muk6 rotten wood
- 朽烂 朽爛 xiǔ làn ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄢˋ nau2 laan6 rotten
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- 朽蠹 xiǔ dù ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄨˋ nau2 dou3 to decay and be eaten by worms etc
- 老朽 lǎo xiǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄡˇ lou5 jau2 decrepit and behind the times; old; useless
- 衰朽 shuāi xiǔ ㄕㄨㄞ ㄒㄧㄡˇ seoi1 nau2 decaying
- 颓朽 頹朽 tuí xiǔ ㄊㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄡˇ teoi4 nau2 decaying
- 三不朽 sān bù xiǔ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡˇ saam1 bat1 jau2 the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德, one's service 立功 and one's writings 立言 (from the Zuo Zhuan 左传)
- 永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ ㄩㄥˇ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡˇ wing5 seoi4 bat1 jau2 eternal glory
Idioms with these characters
- 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨ ㄕˊ ㄌㄢˋ hoi2 fu1 sek6 laan6 lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom)
- 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn ㄎㄨ ㄇㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄣ fu1 muk6 fung4 ceon1 lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
- 搜索枯肠 搜索枯腸 sōu suǒ kū cháng ㄙㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄨ ㄔㄤˊ sau2 saak3 fu1 coeng4 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)