腐化 (fǔ huà) — (of organic matter) to rot, to decay, to decomp…

Definition

腐化 (fǔhuà) covers two related senses: physical decay of organic matter, and moral/political corruption of people or institutions.

adjective

(of organic matter) to rotto decayto decompose(of people, institutions, morals) to become corruptto degenerate

腐化。
Shí wù zài gāo wēn xià róng yì fǔ huà.
Food easily rots in high temperatures.
，腐化。
Quán lì rú guǒ bù jiā jiān dū, hěn róng yì dǎo zhì guān yuán fǔ huà.
If power is not supervised, it can easily lead to officials becoming corrupt.
腐化，。
Zhè ge zǔ zhī nèi bù yǐ jīng yán zhòng fǔ huà, shī qù le gōng xìn lì.
This organization has become severely corrupt internally and lost its credibility.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

腐 means rot, and 化 means become; the word describes decay or moral decline.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

府肉腐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròuflesh; body

Sound part声符shēngfú

府

Same sound today

腐 is built from 肉, meaning flesh or body, and 府, pronounced fǔ, which gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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