污
dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,262 U+6C61
How 污 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 亏 (phonetic, kuī)
How to remember it
filthy · Heisig RSH #2287
水 water + snake hook
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 亏
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 亏 (kuī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亏 sound component | kuī | to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient |
| 夸 | kuā | extravagant, luxurious; handsome |
| 圬 | wū | to whitewash, to plaster over with mud |
| 肟 | wò | oxime, oximide, -oxil |
Words containing 污
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活污水 | shēng huó wū shuǐ | domestic wastewater; domestic sewage |
| 同流合污 | tóng liú hé wū | to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others |
| 污名化 | wū míng huà | to stigmatize |
| 去污名化 | qù wū míng huà | to destigmatize |
| 污水管 | wū shuǐ guǎn | sewage pipe |
| 污水处理厂 | wū shuǐ chǔ lǐ chǎng | water treatment plant |
| 放射性污染 | fàng shè xìng wū rǎn | radioactive contamination |
| 大气污染 | dà qì wū rǎn | air pollution; atmospheric pollution |
| 空气污染 | kōng qì wū rǎn | air pollution |
| 污水 | wū shuǐ | sewage |
| 排污管 | pái wū guǎn | sewer |
| 水质污染 | shuǐ zhì wū rǎn | water pollution |
| 污点 | wū diǎn | stain; taint |
| 污名 | wū míng | bad reputation; stigma |
| 反污 | fǎn wū | to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party) |
| 血污 | xuè wū | blood smears; bloodstains |
| 油污 | yóu wū | greasy dirt; sludge (from an oil spill) |
| 污染区 | wū rǎn qū | contaminated area |
| 水污染 | shuǐ wū rǎn | water pollution |
| 污染物 | wū rǎn wù | pollutant |