Keyword
dirty
- filthy
- polluted
- impure
- Frequency
- #1191
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning and 亏 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
污染
(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
贪污
to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle
污水
sewage
污
dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth
污染物
pollutant
环境污染
environmental pollution
污点
stain; taint
污蔑
to slander; to smear; to tarnish
空气污染
air pollution
油污
greasy dirt; sludge (from an oil spill)
污秽
(literary) dirty; filthy; (literary) dirt; filth
排污
to drain sewage
污泥
mud; sludge
玷污
to stain; to sully; to tarnish
水污染
water pollution
贪污腐败
corruption
污名
bad reputation; stigma
污垢
dirt; filth; grime
大气污染
air pollution; atmospheric pollution
污辱
to humiliate; to insult; to tarnish; to sully
污渍
stain
贪官污吏
grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
同流合污
to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
污迹
blotch; stain