浊 zhuó dirty
dirty; filthy; muddy; turbid
How to remember 浊: 氵 water + 虫 insect = dirty. The water in the old garden pond is full of insect larvae, and Mum will not let the kids swim, because it is dirty.
Component breakdown
浊 = 氵 water + 虫 insect
- 氵 water
- 虫 insect
The water in the old garden pond is full of insect larvae, and Mum will not let the kids swim, because it is dirty.
How it is used
- Muddy/turbid, murky - the opposite of 清 (qīng, clear): 浑浊 (húnzhuó) turbid, 污浊 (wūzhuó) foul/polluted (air, water), 清水 (qīngshuǐ) clear water.
- Figuratively, a corrupt or heavy atmosphere. 浊音 (zhuóyīn) is a voiced consonant in phonetics.