Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

decay; rotten

Chinese: 腐烂、腐败。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “fu” becomes a different word in each tone. 腐 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 豆腐dòu futofu; bean curd
  • 腐败fǔ bàicorruption; to corrupt; to rot; rotten
  • 腐蚀fǔ shícorrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption
  • 腐烂fǔ lànto rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt
  • 腐朽fǔ xiǔrotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate

Example Sentence

妈妈做的麻婆豆腐又香又辣。Mā ma zuò de má pó dòu fu yòu xiāng yòu là.The mapo tofu my mom makes is fragrant and spicy.

妈妈Mā mamamazuòto makedeof麻婆豆腐má pó dòu fumapo tofuyòuagainxiāngfragrantyòuagainhot (spicy)