粪 fèn manure
manure; dung; excrement
How to remember 粪: 米 rice + 共 collectively = manure. To grow better rice, the whole village works collectively one Saturday, spreading cart after cart of smelly manure.
Component breakdown
粪 = 米 rice + 共 collectively
- 米 rice
- 共 collectively
- 龷 bacon rashers
- 八 eight
To grow better rice, the whole village works collectively one Saturday, spreading cart after cart of smelly manure.
How it is used
- Excrement/dung/manure - 粪便 (fènbiàn) feces/excrement, 大粪 (dàfèn) night soil, 牛粪 (niúfèn) cow dung, 施粪 to manure.
- 粪土 (fèntǔ) means dirt/muck, used to mean 'worthless': 视金钱如粪土 (shì jīnqián rú fèntǔ) to regard money as dirt.