秽
穢huì
#3,090 most
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(bound form) dirty, filthy
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
秽 has 禾 (grain) as its meaning part and 岁 suì as a sound part. It first meant 'to be overrun with weeds.' That grew to 'weeds,' then 'dirty, filthy,' and finally 'debauchery.'
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