朽

xiǔ

decayed, rotten; rot, decay

How to write 朽, stroke by stroke

rotten

Ideographic: The wood of a dying 丂 tree 木

Made of 木 + 丂

不朽bù xiǔto last forever; eternal; enduring
腐朽fǔ xiǔrotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate
老朽lǎo xiǔdecrepit and behind the times; old; useless; (humble) I; me (used by the elderly)
永垂不朽yǒng chuí bù xiǔeternal glory; will never be forgotten
三不朽sān bù xiǔthe three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德, one's service 立功 and one's writings 立言 (from the Zuo Zhuan 左传)
朽坏xiǔ huàirotten
朽木xiǔ mùrotten wood
朽烂xiǔ lànrotten
枯朽kū xiǔwithered and rotten
衰朽shuāi xiǔdecaying; decrepit; aged and crumbling
颓朽tuí xiǔdecaying; rotten; decrepit
朽蠹xiǔ dùto decay and be eaten by worms etc; to overhoard grain so that it rots

没有人是不朽的。
méi yǒu rén shì bù xiǔ de 。
No one of us is immortal.
不共戴天的敌人是不朽的朋友。
bú gòng dài tiān de dí rén shì bù xiǔ de péng yǒu 。
Mortal enemies are immortal friends.