污

汚

wū

Meanings

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wū

1.variant of 污[wū]

wū

1.dirty
2.filthy
3.foul
4.corrupt
5.to smear
6.to defile
7.dirt
8.filth

wū

1.variant of 污[wū]

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Wiktionary

1.dirt; filth
2.unclean; dirty; filthy
3.rotten; corrupt
4.to make dirty; to pollute; to stain
5.to defile; to smear; to tarnish
6.low-lying
7.low; lowly
8.decline
9.embarrassing; obscene; erotic; blue; pornographic
10.to wash away dirt

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Etymology

Schuessler (2007) does not adduce any potential cognates and leaves the origin open. That said, note similarities with Burmese ရွှံ့ (hrwam., “mud”).

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Stroke order

Components

污氵亏

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Synonyms

弄髒弄脏污辱玷污髒脏侵辱侮辱凌辱暴辱糟質糟质糟蹋羞辱

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Related words

污染 (lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate 污水 sewage 贪污 to be corrupt 污蔑 to slander 污蔑 variant of 污蔑[wū miè]污秽 (literary) dirty; filthy 卑污 despicable and filthy 污辱 to humiliate 污名 bad reputation 污泥 mud 涂污 to smear; to deface 污迹 blotch; stain