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污
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filthy

HSK 5
Abstract →Qualities
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Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 亏 (于) represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 于 Yu =
污 filthy
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
water
于 Phonetic component
Yú Yu
surname Yu
亏 and 于 both come from the same ancient character.
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
污
Regular
Modern
Chinese
污 [wū]
dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth
Japanese
汚 よごれ 、 ヨゴレ 同音
noun usually kana oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (79)
污染 [wū​rǎn] #4,745
pollution
污水 [wū​shuǐ] #13,043
sewage
贪污 [tān​wū] #14,420
to be corrupt
贪污 [tān​wū] #14,420
to be corrupt
玷污 [diàn​wū] #8,735
to stain
污点 [wū​diǎn] #8,829
stain
污点 [wū​diǎn] #8,829
stain
污染物 [wū​rǎn​wù] #21,714
pollutant
污渍 [wū​zì] #12,695
stain
污渍 [wū​zì] #12,695
stain
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