Meta:

  1. 污 is the 1403rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (two), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wu1 - dirty/filthy/foul/corrupt/to smear/to defile/dirt/filth

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

污染 

Medium Frequency

同流合污 
 
污吏 
污垢 
污染物 
污水 
污渍 (污漬)
污浊 (污濁)
污秽 (污穢)
污蔑 
污点 (污點)
玷污 
贪污 (貪污)

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Meta:

  1. 染 is the 1139th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 氿,
Radical :
=> (water), 丿 (bend), (N/A), (tree)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ran3 - to dye/to catch (a disease)/to acquire (bad habits etc)/to contaminate/to add colour washes to a painting

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

感染 
 
污染 

Medium Frequency

一尘不染 (一塵不染)
传染 (傳染)
传染病 (傳染病)
感染力 
晕染 (暈染)
染上 
染色 
染发 (染髮)
沾染 
渲染 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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