污

wū

filthy, dirty, impure, polluted

How to write 污, stroke by stroke

variant of 污; variant of 污; dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth

Pictophonetic: semantic 氵 (water), phonetic 亏

Made of 氵 + 亏

污染wū rǎnto pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)
玷污diàn wūto stain; to sully; to tarnish
污点wū diǎnstain; taint
贪污tān wūto be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle
污水wū shuǐsewage
污渍wū zìstain
污辱wū rǔto humiliate; to insult; to tarnish; to sully
污染物wū rǎn wùpollutant
污迹wū jìblotch; stain
污秽wū huì(literary) dirty; filthy; (literary) dirt; filth
同流合污tóng liú hé wūto wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
光污染guāng wū rǎnlight pollution

我们应该尽力不要污染环境。
wǒ men yīng gāi jìn lì bú yào wū rǎn huán jìng 。
We ought to do our best not to pollute our environment.
这污点擦不掉。
zhè wū diǎn cā bú diào 。
This blot can't be wiped out.
这水被石油污染了。
zhè shuǐ bèi shí yóu wū rǎn le 。
This water was polluted by oil.
这座村没有空气污染。
zhè zuò cūn méi yǒu kōng qì wū rǎn 。
This village is free from air pollution.
空气被废气污染了。
kōng qì bèi fèi qì wū rǎn le 。
The air was polluted by exhaust gas.