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褻
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亵
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dirty

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Clothing
xiè
セツ
けが.れる、な.れる
설
Components
Traditional (褻)
衣 clothing+ 埶 art =
褻 dirty
衣 Meaning component
yī clothing
clothes, clothing
cloth
埶 Phonetic component
yì art
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Simplified (亵)
衣 clothing+ 执 hold in hand =
亵 slight
衣 Meaning component
yī clothing
clothes, clothing
执 Meaning component
zhí hold in hand
Notes
Similar Characters
劳 manual (simp)勞 labor (trad)卒 foot soldier衰 decline袁 Yuan奮 exert oneself (trad/jp)亵 insult (simp)扆 screen (alt)表 surface衮 imperial robe (simp)衷 innermost feelings衾 coverlet袅 curling (simp)袈 Buddhist cassock袋 bag袞 ceremonial (trad)袤 longitude裁 tailor裂 crack装 dress (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
亵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
亵 / 褻 [xiè]
obscene; disrespectful
Japanese
褻 け 同音
adj-nonoun mundane; commonplace; ordinary
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
亵渎 [xiè​dú] #7,064
to blaspheme
猥亵 [wěi​xiè] #12,264
obscene
淫亵 [yín​xiè] #61,443
obscene
亵慢 [xiè​màn] #69,028
irreverent
淫词亵语 [yín​cí​xiè​yǔ]
dirty words
猥亵性暴露 [wěi​xiè​xìng​bào​lù]
indecent exposure
亵昵 [xiè​nì]
familiar (i.e. rude)
亵服 [xiè​fú]
informal wear
亵渎神明 [xiè​dú​shén​míng]
to blaspheme
亵黩 [xiè​dú]
to blaspheme
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JAPANESE WORDS (10)
猥褻 [わいせつ] #45,931
obscene
強制わいせつ [きょうせいわいせつ] #105,976
indecent assault
わいせつ行為 [わいせつこうい] #112,398
act of obscenity
公然わいせつ [こうぜんわいせつ] #112,993
public indecency
公然わいせつ罪 [こうぜんわいせつざい] #124,798
(crime of) public indecency
強制わいせつ罪 [きょうせいわいせつざい] #131,049
(crime of) indecent assault
わいせつ罪 [わいせつざい] #132,297
criminal indecency
わいせつ文書 [わいせつぶんしょ] #203,049
indecent writings
褻涜 [せっとく] #229,458
profanation
褻にも晴れにも [けにもはれにも]
at ordinary times and on special occasions
KOREAN WORDS (1)
외설
obscenity; indecency