Radical: 氵 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

污 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 污

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 污.

卑污
bēi wū
despicable and filthy
去污
qù wū
反污
fǎn wū
奸污
jiān wū
to rape
排污
pái wū
to drain sewage
污名
wū míng
污吏
wū lì
a corrupt official
污垢
wū gòu
filth
污损
wū sǔn
to contaminate
污染
wū rǎn
pollution
污水
wū shuǐ
sewage
污泥
wū ní
mud

Related characters (radical 氵)

Characters that share the radical .

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