污
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wū · filthy, dirty

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6Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 污

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wūWords pronounced wū
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Example sentences

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Zhè shuǐ bèi shí yóu wū rǎn le.这水被石油污染了。

This water was polluted by oil.

Source: Tatoeba #755837 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wū huì dǎo zhì jí bìng.污秽导致疾病。

Filth breeds illnesses.

Source: Tatoeba #347707 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men yǒu yì jié guān yú huán jìng wū rǎn de jiǎng zuò.我们有一节关于环境污染的讲座。

We had a lecture on environmental pollution.

Source: Tatoeba #5983621 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kōng qì wū rǎn jiāng huì wēi xié wǒ men de shēng cún.空气污染将会威胁我们的生存。

Air pollution will be a threat to our survival.

Source: Tatoeba #604468 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qì chē wěi qì zài chéng zhèn lǐ zào chéng le yán zhòng de wū rǎn.汽车尾气在城镇里造成了严重的污染。

Car exhaust causes serious pollution in towns.

Source: Tatoeba #5715189 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shǒu jī rú tóng mǎ tǒng yí yàng bèi xì jūn wū rǎn.手机如同马桶一样被细菌污染。

A cell phone is as contaminated with bacteria as a toilet is.

Source: Tatoeba #2393046 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 污 in context

  1. Say wū, then recall the core meaning: filthy, dirty.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 污水 (wū shuǐ), meaning “sewage”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 污 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.