腐

腐

"腐" means "rotten," "decayed," or "corrupt."

Here '腐' is part of '腐败', meaning 'corruption', indicating moral or structural decay.

腐败的官员使人民失望。

Corrupt officials disappoint the people.

Here '腐' is part of '腐烂', meaning 'decomposition or rot', indicating the physical decay of organic matter.

这块肉已经腐烂了，不能吃了。

This piece of meat has rotted and cannot be eaten.

Here '腐' is part of '豆腐', meaning 'tofu', a food product made from soybeans.

我喜欢用豆腐做菜，因为它很健康。

I like cooking with tofu because it's very healthy.