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污
wū
1. dirty
2. filthy
3. foul
4. corrupt
5. to smear
6. to defile
7. dirt
8. filth
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

污
wū
filthy, dirty; polluted, impure
HSK 4 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

卑污
bēiwū
despicable and filthy
涂污
túwū
smudge
奸污
jiānwū
to rape
排污
páiwū
to drain sewage
污吏
wūlì
a corrupt official
污垢
wūgòu
filth
污损
wūsǔn
to contaminate
污水
wūshuǐ
sewage
污泥
wūní
mud
污渍
wūzì
stain
污浊
wūzhuó
dirty
污痕
wūhén
blot
污秽
wūhuì
nasty
污蔑
wūmiè
variant of [[污衊|污蔑<wūmiè>]]
HSK 6
污蔑
wūmiè
to slander
HSK 6
污迹
wūjì
blotch
污辱
wūrǔ
to humiliate
污点
wūdiǎn
stain
油污
yóuwū
greasy and dirty
玷污
diànwū
to stain

Alternate Entries

污
wū
variant of [[污<wū>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,404
Word Frequency Rank
3,739 of 84,292

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