Memory phrase for the character: 腐


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Meaning

rot, decay, go bad, sour

Pronunciation

FU
kusaru/reru

Explanation

Top: (urban) prefecture, government 府 (building 广, attach 付 [Person 亻 with skillful hand 寸 attaches sth.]), below: meat 肉

Mnemonic


 
If sb. attaches meat to a building, it will rot.

Radicals

广 buildingRadical madare - A similar radical 厂 stands for cliff.
attach
body part, meatThe radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but still has the meaning 'body part'.
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 Vocabulary

豆腐 とうふ  tofu
腐る くさる  to rot, to go bad
腐敗 ふはい  decay, depravity

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