懂中文 Dong Chinese

腐

fǔ

rotten, decay

Phonosemantic compound. 府 represents the sound and 肉 represents the meaning.

Components
府 sound component

府  Sound component

fǔ

  

government

肉 meaning component

肉  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat

meat

Evolution

腐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
腐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

腐  

fǔ

rot, decay, spoil; rotten; decay

Most common words with 腐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

腐败

corruption

豆腐

tofu

腐烂

to rot

腐蚀

corrosion

腐

decay