|  | 朽 | ||
| decayed, rotten; rot, decay | |||
| Radical | 木朩𣎳𣎴 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 2 | Total Strokes | 6 | 
| Mandarin reading | xiǔ | Cantonese reading | jau2 nau2 | 
| Japanese on reading | kyuu | Japanese kun reading | kuchiru | 
| Korean reading | hwu | Vietnamese reading | hủ | 
|  | 朽 | ||
| decayed, rotten; rot, decay | |||
| Radical | 木朩𣎳𣎴 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 2 | Total Strokes | 6 | 
| Mandarin reading | xiǔ | Cantonese reading | jau2 nau2 | 
| Japanese on reading | kyuu | Japanese kun reading | kuchiru | 
| Korean reading | hwu | Vietnamese reading | hủ | 
| 朽坏 | [ xiǔ ] rotten | 
| 朽烂 | [ xiǔ làn ] rotten | 
| ⇒ 化腐朽为神奇 | [ huà fǔ xiǔ weí shén qí ] lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom) | 
| ⇒ 颓朽 | [ tuí xiǔ ] decaying, rotten, decrepit |