脏
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zàng / zāng · organs, viscera

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #4623
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Readings & meanings

脏 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

zàng

viscera; (anatomy) organ

心脏xīn zàng · heart
zāng

dirty; filthy; to get (sth) dirty

脏话zāng huà · profanity
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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 脏

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zàngviscera; (anatomy) organ
zāngdirty; filthy; to get (sth) dirty
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Example sentences

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Nǐ yǒu xīn zāng bìng.你有心脏病。

You have heart disease.

Source: Tatoeba #1315942 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men jiù jiào wǒ zāng huà lái zhe.他们就教我脏话来着。

They just taught me to swear.

Source: Tatoeba #1517369 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ qù nián dé le xīn zāng bìng.汤姆去年得了心脏病。

Tom had a heart attack last year.

Source: Tatoeba #5945146 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ nòng zāng le yí gè.我弄脏了一个。

I dirtied one.

Source: Tatoeba #13942525 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xīn zāng bìng fā le.她心脏病发了。

She was ill with heart disease.

Source: Tatoeba #416234 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhǒng yào piàn duì xīn zāng yǒu liáo xiào.这种药片对心脏有疗效。

These pills act on the heart.

Source: Tatoeba #3630142 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 脏 in context

  1. Say zàng / zāng, then recall the core meaning: organs, viscera.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 心脏 (xīn zàng), meaning “heart”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 脏 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.