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Animated Stroke Order 污

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How to Use 污

Physical Contamination

污 in these words refers to physical dirt or pollution.

污染 • wū rǎn • pollution; to contaminate • HSK 4

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Example Sentences

Gōng工

chǎng厂

pái排

fàng放

de的

fèi废

qì

Information

Pinyinwū

Meaningdirt, filth, stain, defilement

Strokes6

Radical氵

Traditional汙

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#908

Zhuyinㄨ

UnicodeU+6C61

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wū污

rǎn染

pollution; to contaminate

污水 • wū shuǐ • sewage • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

wū污

shuǐ水

sewage

污秽 • wū huì • Filthy / polluted • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wū污

huì秽

Filthy / polluted

Moral Corruption or Slander

污 in these words implies moral dirt, corruption, or defamation.

污蔑 • wū miè • slander; vilify • HSK 6

HSK 6

wū污

miè蔑

slander; vilify

贪污 • tān wū • corruption; embezzle • HSK 6

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tān贪

wū污

corruption; embezzle

气

wū污

rǎn染

le了

kōng空

qì气

。

The exhaust gas from factories polluted the air.

yī衣

fu服

shàng上

de的

wū污

diǎn点

hěn很

nán难

qīng清

xǐ洗

gān干

jìng净

。

The stain on the clothes is hard to clean

zhè这

ge个

huáng潢

wū污

hěn很

zāng脏

。

This stagnant water is very dirty.

zhè这

zuò座

chéng城

shì市

zhèng正

zài在

chǔ处

lǐ理

wū污

shuǐ水

wèn问

tí题

。

This city is dealing with sewage issues

mò墨

shuǐ水

diàn玷

wū污

le了

zhè这

jiàn件

bái白

chèn衬

shān衫

。

Ink stained this white shirt.

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Characters pronounced "wu".

巫wūView details
蜈wúcentipede
吾wúi, my, our; resist, impede
唔wúhold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) not, negation
武wǔmilitary, martial, warlike
戊wù5th heavenly stem

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Characters with radical "氵".

涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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