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脏 zāng dirty

dirty; filthy

How to remember 脏: 月 moon + 庄 village = dirty. Under a full moon the teenagers sneak into the abandoned factory at the edge of the village and come home with their sneakers terribly dirty.

  • 1,634. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 肉

Component breakdown

脏 = 月 moon + 庄 village

  • 月 moon
  • 庄 village
The Gushi story

Under a full moon the teenagers sneak into the abandoned factory at the edge of the village and come home with their sneakers terribly dirty.

How it is used

  • Two unrelated senses under one form. As zāng = dirty/filthy: 手很脏 (shǒu hěn zāng) hands are dirty, 脏衣服 (zāng yīfu) dirty clothes.
  • As zàng it means an internal organ: 心脏 (xīnzàng) heart, 内脏 (nèizàng) internal organs, 肝脏 (gānzàng) liver.
  • Trap: same character, different tone and meaning - the everyday adjective is zāng, the anatomical noun is zàng.

Words with 脏

Example sentences

  • 他的脸脏了。 Tā de liǎn zāng le.His face is dirty.
  • 这个盘子很脏。 Zhège pánzi hěn zāng.This plate is very dirty.
  • 这个勺子很脏。 Zhège sháozi hěn zāng.This spoon is very dirty.