腐烂
Old HSK 6
腐烂 (fǔlàn) · to rot
腐烂 (fǔlàn) means “to rot; to decay”. It is written with 2 characters: 腐 (to spoil) + 烂 (rotten). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 腐烂 is built
The characters
腐 fǔ · to spoil
What 腐 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 付fù — give
- 亻rén — person
- 寸cùn — inch
- 肉ròu — meat
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 仌bīng — frozen
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 肉 gives the meaning, 付 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
烂 làn · rotten
What 烂 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 兰lán — orchid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 三sān — three
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Example sentences
天太热，水果很快就腐烂了。Tiān tài rè, shuǐguǒ hěnkuài jiù fǔlàn le.It was so hot the fruit rotted quickly.
地上的树叶慢慢腐烂了。Dìshàng de shùyè mànmàn fǔlàn le.The leaves on the ground slowly decayed.
Questions about 腐烂
What does 腐烂 mean?
腐烂 (fǔlàn) means “to rot; to decay”.
How do you pronounce 腐烂?
腐烂 is pronounced fǔlàn.
Which HSK level is 腐烂?
腐烂 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 腐烂 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 60: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.