脏 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

zāngzàng HSK2

internal organs, dirty

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 庄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 髒 (dirty) and 臟 (internal organ).

Components

⺼ Meaning component

ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

庄 Sound component

zhuāng village, farmstead

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 藏 represents the sound.

⺼ Meaning component

ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

藏 Sound component

cáng hide

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	zaːŋs

Phonosemantic compound. 骨 represents the meaning and 葬 represents the sound.

骨 Meaning component

gǔ, gú bone

葬 Sound component

zàng bury

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	ʔsaːŋʔ