胔 (zì) - Rotten flesh & decaying meat

胔Tone 4

zì ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

志

胔 · zì

Rotten flesh;

decaying meat;

corpse;

also refers to emaciation or wasting away.

Rotten fleshdecaying meatcorpse

Usage highlights

rotten fleshcorpseemaciationexposed bonesbury corpsesdiscarded flesh

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The battlefield was littered with corpses (胔).
  • They disposed of the rotten meat (腐胔) properly.
  • The famine caused widespread emaciation (饿胔).

Collocations

  • rotten flesh(腐胔)
  • corpse(尸胔)
  • emaciation(饿胔)
  • exposed bones(暴胔)
  • bury corpses(埋胔)
  • discarded flesh(弃胔)

Idioms

  • Exposed bones and rotten flesh(暴胔腐肉)
  • Burying corpses and covering bones(埋胔掩骼)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient texts, 胔 often appears in descriptions of battlefields, famines, or plagues.
  • The character reflects traditional Chinese practices of proper burial and respect for the dead.
  • Used in historical records to describe the aftermath of wars and natural disasters.

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