髒
zāng HSK2

dirty

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

Components

骨
骨 Meaning component
gǔ, gú bone
葬
葬 Sound component
zàng bury

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsaːŋʔ

Sources

Character origin
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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

脏 zàng, zāng internal organs, dirty Simplified

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

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

庄
庄 Sound component
zhuāng village, farmstead

Sources

Character origin
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