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污

wū

HSK 4 Character

What 污 means

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

Other readings

污 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• wūvariant of {污|wū}
• wūvariant of {污|wū}

Example sentences

• 污秽导致疾病。
  Wūhuì dǎozhì jíbìng.
  Filth breeds illnesses.
• 这污点擦不掉。
  Zhè wūdiǎn cā bù diào.
  This blot can't be wiped out.
• 空气被废气污染了。
  Kōngqì bèi fèiqì wūrǎn le.
  The air was polluted by exhaust gas.
• 废水经常污染海洋。
  Fèishuǐ jīngcháng wūrǎn hǎiyáng.
  Sewage often pollutes the ocean.
• 肥皂可以清除脏污。
  Féizào kěyǐ qīngchú zāng wū.
  Soap can clean grime.
• 这水被石油污染了。
  This water was polluted by oil.

Words starting with 污

• 污染wū rǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
• 污蔑wū mièto slander; to smear; to tarnish
• 污水wū shuǐsewage
• 污秽wū huì(literary) dirty; filthy; (literary) dirt; filth
• 污浊wū zhuódirty; muddy; foul (sewer)
• 污辱wū rǔto humiliate; to insult; to tarnish
• 污垢wū gòudirt; filth; grime
• 污点wū diǎnstain; taint
• 污泥wū nímud; sludge
• 污染物wū rǎn wùpollutant
• 污渍wū zìstain
• 污迹wū jìblotch; stain
• 污名wū míngbad reputation; stigma
• 污损wū sǔnto contaminate
• 污名化wū míng huàto stigmatize
• 污染区wū rǎn qūcontaminated area
• 污水管wū shuǐ guǎnsewage pipe
• 污水处理厂wū shuǐ chǔ lǐ chǎngwater treatment plant
• 污糟wū zāofilthy; unhygienic; squalid
• 污痕wū hénblot
• 污水坑wū shuǐ kēngcesspit
• 污言秽语wū yán huì yǔ(idiom) filthy speech; obscenities
• 污吏wū lìa corrupt official
• 污七八糟wū qī bā zāovariant of 乌七八糟

Words containing 污

• 贪污tān wūto be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle
• 玷污diàn wūto stain; to sully; to tarnish
• 环境污染huán jìng wū rǎnenvironmental pollution
• 贪官污吏tān guān wū lìgrasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
• 排污pái wūto drain sewage
• 水污染shuǐ wū rǎnwater pollution
• 油污yóu wūgreasy dirt; sludge (from an oil spill)
• 奸污jiān wūto rape; to violate
• 血污xuè wūblood smears; bloodstains
• 去污qù wūto decontaminate; to clean
• 反污fǎn wūto accuse the victim (while being the guilty party)
• 光污染guāng wū rǎnlight pollution
• 排污管pái wū guǎnsewer
• 去污名化qù wū míng huàto destigmatize
• 同流合污tóng liú hé wūto wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
• 大气污染dà qì wū rǎnair pollution; atmospheric pollution
• 水质污染shuǐ zhì wū rǎnwater pollution
• 生活污水shēng huó wū shuǐdomestic wastewater; domestic sewage
• 空气污染kōng qì wū rǎnair pollution
• 放射性污染fàng shè xìng wū rǎnradioactive contamination
• 脏污zāng wūfilth; grime; stain; dirty; filthy
• 涂污tú wūto smear; to deface
• 烂污货làn wū huòloose woman; slut
• 噪声污染zào shēng wū rǎnnoise pollution

Characters built on 亏

These share the phonetic component 亏 (kuī), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 雩yúsummer sacrifice for rain
• 圬wūto plaster; whitewash

Characters that look like 污

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 传chuánto pass on; to spread; to transmit
• 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around
• 张zhāngto open up; to spread; sheet of paper
• 陈chén(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state…
• 闯chuǎngto rush; to charge; to dash
• 沧cāng(bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green; (literary) cold

Sounds the same

Read wū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 屋(bound form) house; (bound form) room
• 乌crow; black
• 於(literary) Oh!; Ah!
• 诬to accuse falsely
• 呜(onomatopoeia) for humming or whimpering
• 巫witch; wizard; shaman
• 钨tungsten (chemistry)
• 洿dig (a pond); stagnant water
• 圬to plaster; whitewash
• 杇to plaster; whitewash
• 邬surname Wu; ancient place name