污(wū)

HSK 56 strokes

variant of 污[wu1]

Print a 污 worksheet PDFPractice writing 污

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wū
Meaning
variant of 污[wu1]
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 污 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵亏

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 亏 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ亏kuī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 污 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Words with 污

Common words using 污 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wū污rǎn染
HSK 5

(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate

Open 污染 page →
wū污shuǐ水
HSK 5

sewage

Open 污水 page →
wū污huì秽
HSK 7-9

(literary) dirty; filthy

Open 污秽 page →
bēi卑wū污

despicable and filthy; foul

Open 卑污 page →
qù去wū污

to decontaminate; to clean

Open 去污 page →
fǎn反wū污

to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party)

Open 反污 page →
tóng同liú流hé合wū污

to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others

Open 同流合污 page →
jiān奸wū污

to rape

Open 奸污 page →

Related characters

More HSK 5 characters

丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 污’s common words

染水秽卑去反同流

Ready to master 污?

Trace 污 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids, pinyin, and stroke-order breakdowns.

Practice 污 onlineGenerate worksheet PDFBrowse all of HSK 5 →