腐

fǔ
#1,574 most
frequent character
decay, rotten

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

腐 uses 肉, meat or body parts, as the meaning part and 府 fǔ for sound. It first meant rotten or spoiled. Later it grew to mean corrupt.

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