腐朽
fǔ xiǔ · HSK 7
degenerate
🪵 腐 rot + 朽 decayed wood = rotten/decadent
腐 (rot, as in 豆腐 tofu = bean-rot/curd) plus 朽 (decayed wood; 木 wood radical + 丂). Together they double down on decay, extending from literal rotting wood to moral decadence and corruption.