脏 (zāng): Dirty — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 脏

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 脏

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

脏

月moon/flesh

庄village

脏=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 脏

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5.

How to Use 脏

Dirty or unclean

degreeresult + 脏

Use 脏 (zāng) to describe something dirty or becoming dirty.

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 脏

HSK 5

xīn心

zàng脏

7.

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cóng从

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月moon/flesh

+庄village

Flesh (月) that is stained or impure, indicated by the phonetic component (庄) — meaning dirty or internal organs.

hěn很

zāng脏

very dirty

zāng脏

le了

became dirty

zāng脏

shuǐ水

dirty water

heart

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

nèi内

zàng脏

internal organs

，

quán全

shēn身

zāng脏

xī兮

de的

。

He came back from the construction site, all dirty.

Nǐ你

de的

shǒu手

hěn很

zāng脏

，

kuài快

qù去

xǐ洗

。

Your hands are very dirty, go wash them quickly.

qǐng请

bǎ把

zāng脏

yī衣

fu服

fàng放

jìn进

xǐ洗

yī衣

lán篮

lǐ里

。

Please put the dirty clothes in the laundry basket.

zhè这

ge个

fáng房

jiān间

tài太

zāng脏

luàn乱

le了

，

xū需

yào要

dǎ打

sǎo扫

。

This room is too dirty and messy, it needs cleaning.

Zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

hěn很

āng肮

zāng脏

。

This piece of clothing is very dirty.

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