朽
xiǔ
rotten
这棵老树已经朽了，不能再用了。
zhè kē lǎo shù yǐ jīng xiǔ le，bù néng zài yòng le。
This old tree has already rotted and can no longer be used.
房子里的木头慢慢腐朽，需要换掉。
fáng zi lǐ de mù tou màn màn fǔ xiǔ，xū yào huàn diào。
The wood inside the house is slowly rotting and needs to be replaced.
Words with 朽
颓朽
tuí xiǔ
decaying
三不朽
sān bù xiǔ
the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])
不朽
bù xiǔ
to last forever; eternal; enduring
朽坏
xiǔ huài
rotten
朽木
xiǔ mù
rotten wood
朽木不可雕
xiǔ mù bù kě diāo
lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom)
朽烂
xiǔ làn
rotten
朽蠹
xiǔ dù
to decay and be eaten by worms etc
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
枯朽
kū xiǔ
withered and rotten
永垂不朽
yǒng chuí bù xiǔ
eternal glory
老朽
lǎo xiǔ
decrepit and behind the times; old; useless