脏

髒
zāng
HSK 5
#1,632 most
frequent character
dirty
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

脏 uses 月 flesh, for body parts, as the meaning part and 庄 zhuāng for the sound. Read zàng, it means bodily organs. Read zāng, it means filthy or dirty; that sense was borrowed for the sound.

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Example Sentences

他的手很脏。
tāde shǒu hěn zāng 。
His hands are very dirty.
这个房间太脏了，需要打扫。
zhègè fángjiān tài zāng le ， xūyào dǎsǎo 。
This room is too dirty and needs to be cleaned.
她不喜欢穿脏的衣服。
tābù xǐhuān chuān zāngde yīfú 。
She doesn't like to wear dirty clothes.

Words with similar meanings

污wū
filthy
A more intense word that conveys a stronger degree of dirtiness.
脏污zāngwū
messy
Describes a state of being unclean, often implying disorder as well.

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