枯木朽株 kūmùxiǔzhū deadwood Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 枯 kū adjective withered (of plants) withered; dried up and lifeless木 mù noun tree (bound form) tree; plant life朽 xiǔ adjectiveverb rotten rotten; decayed; spoiled; decomposed株 zhū stump (bound form) The stump or root of a tree that remains in the ground after the tree has been cut down