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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
污染
wūrǎn
pollution
HSK 4
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

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