污渍 (wū zì) — stain; blot; mark (of dirt or grease)

Definition

noun

stainblotmark (of dirt or grease)

Measure word · 块

污渍。
Zhè jiàn yī fu shàng yǒu yí kuài wū zì hěn nán xǐ.
There's a stain on this piece of clothing that's hard to wash off.
污渍。
Yòng zhè ge qīng jié jì kě yǐ qù chú gè zhǒng wū zì.
This cleaner can remove all kinds of stains.
污渍。
Dì tǎn shàng de wū zì yǐ jīng shèn jìn qù le.
The stain on the carpet has already seeped in.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

Dirt and stain: 污 is filth, 渍 is a mark.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 汙; 污 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

于

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 汙 pairs 水 (water) with 于 for the sound; the simplified 污 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 漬; 渍 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

責

責zé漬zì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 漬 has 水, water, beside 責, which gives the sound; the simplified 渍 is a later abbreviation.

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