Read Edit View history 污 wū HSK5 filthy Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 亏 (于) represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas wū × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint water Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 污 Simp strokes 污 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint 亏 and 于 both come from the same ancient character. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 污 Simp strokes 污 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 污 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 239, 767 ], [ 323, 720 ], [ 353, 681 ] ], [ [ 145, 552 ], [ 221, 503 ], [ 242, 485 ], [ 248, 470 ] ], [ [ 201, 34 ], [ 189, 64 ], [ 185, 118 ], [ 316, 374 ] ], [ [ 474, 670 ], [ 498, 664 ], [ 537, 665 ], [ 691, 703 ], [ 760, 708 ] ], [ [ 350, 465 ], [ 400, 458 ], [ 636, 507 ], [ 817, 532 ], [ 850, 532 ], [ 912, 515 ] ], [ [ 512, 457 ], [ 547, 430 ], [ 510, 340 ], [ 506, 309 ], [ 555, 308 ], [ 670, 336 ], [ 719, 342 ], [ 737, 338 ], [ 760, 321 ], [ 771, 298 ], [ 744, 170 ], [ 705, 86 ], [ 672, 45 ], [ 638, 24 ], [ 511, 99 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 262 725 Q 293 701 325 673 Q 341 660 357 661 Q 367 662 373 676 Q 377 692 366 723 Q 354 756 255 775 Q 239 779 232 775 Q 226 771 229 757 Q 233 747 262 725 Z", "M 153 519 Q 207 462 245 448 Q 261 447 271 461 Q 277 474 273 492 Q 260 537 165 561 Q 147 565 137 561 Q 130 560 134 546 Q 135 533 153 519 Z", "M 147 146 Q 135 142 137 124 Q 155 45 189 28 Q 196 21 207 24 Q 214 25 215 51 Q 221 97 317 355 Q 324 371 323 378 Q 322 388 313 381 Q 297 371 187 188 Q 175 167 147 146 Z", "M 482 682 Q 442 675 471 656 Q 517 629 582 648 Q 654 664 729 682 Q 763 691 768 696 Q 778 706 772 715 Q 763 728 730 735 Q 702 741 604 706 Q 529 688 482 682 Z", "M 558 469 Q 663 499 896 499 Q 920 499 925 509 Q 931 522 912 536 Q 855 576 814 565 Q 666 529 352 476 Q 330 473 347 455 Q 384 425 423 437 Q 460 449 505 458 L 558 469 Z", "M 486 252 Q 541 292 651 314 Q 688 324 711 319 Q 735 312 737 274 Q 725 178 677 106 Q 658 79 642 73 Q 626 67 556 90 Q 508 111 506 102 Q 506 95 519 82 Q 571 33 607 -13 Q 617 -26 630 -26 Q 646 -27 667 -13 Q 739 48 775 170 Q 805 294 810 300 Q 823 313 811 327 Q 795 345 752 362 Q 730 372 705 362 Q 671 352 646 346 Q 606 337 554 328 Q 530 324 541 348 Q 571 409 582 423 Q 595 439 583 454 Q 573 463 558 469 C 533 485 496 487 505 458 Q 520 443 511 408 Q 490 348 453 314 Q 435 296 439 280 Q 442 264 459 250 Q 472 238 486 252 Z" ] } 6 strokes 污 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 239, 767 ], [ 323, 720 ], [ 353, 681 ] ], [ [ 145, 552 ], [ 221, 503 ], [ 242, 485 ], [ 248, 470 ] ], [ [ 201, 34 ], [ 189, 64 ], [ 185, 118 ], [ 316, 374 ] ], [ [ 474, 670 ], [ 498, 664 ], [ 537, 665 ], [ 691, 703 ], [ 760, 708 ] ], [ [ 350, 465 ], [ 400, 458 ], [ 636, 507 ], [ 817, 532 ], [ 850, 532 ], [ 912, 515 ] ], [ [ 512, 457 ], [ 547, 430 ], [ 510, 340 ], [ 506, 309 ], [ 555, 308 ], [ 670, 336 ], [ 719, 342 ], [ 737, 338 ], [ 760, 321 ], [ 771, 298 ], [ 744, 170 ], [ 705, 86 ], [ 672, 45 ], [ 638, 24 ], [ 511, 99 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 262 725 Q 293 701 325 673 Q 341 660 357 661 Q 367 662 373 676 Q 377 692 366 723 Q 354 756 255 775 Q 239 779 232 775 Q 226 771 229 757 Q 233 747 262 725 Z", "M 153 519 Q 207 462 245 448 Q 261 447 271 461 Q 277 474 273 492 Q 260 537 165 561 Q 147 565 137 561 Q 130 560 134 546 Q 135 533 153 519 Z", "M 147 146 Q 135 142 137 124 Q 155 45 189 28 Q 196 21 207 24 Q 214 25 215 51 Q 221 97 317 355 Q 324 371 323 378 Q 322 388 313 381 Q 297 371 187 188 Q 175 167 147 146 Z", "M 482 682 Q 442 675 471 656 Q 517 629 582 648 Q 654 664 729 682 Q 763 691 768 696 Q 778 706 772 715 Q 763 728 730 735 Q 702 741 604 706 Q 529 688 482 682 Z", "M 558 469 Q 663 499 896 499 Q 920 499 925 509 Q 931 522 912 536 Q 855 576 814 565 Q 666 529 352 476 Q 330 473 347 455 Q 384 425 423 437 Q 460 449 505 458 L 558 469 Z", "M 486 252 Q 541 292 651 314 Q 688 324 711 319 Q 735 312 737 274 Q 725 178 677 106 Q 658 79 642 73 Q 626 67 556 90 Q 508 111 506 102 Q 506 95 519 82 Q 571 33 607 -13 Q 617 -26 630 -26 Q 646 -27 667 -13 Q 739 48 775 170 Q 805 294 810 300 Q 823 313 811 327 Q 795 345 752 362 Q 730 372 705 362 Q 671 352 646 346 Q 606 337 554 328 Q 530 324 541 348 Q 571 409 582 423 Q 595 439 583 454 Q 573 463 558 469 C 533 485 496 487 505 458 Q 520 443 511 408 Q 490 348 453 314 Q 435 296 439 280 Q 442 264 459 250 Q 472 238 486 252 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.