污垢

wūgòu

noun #24,236

Meanings

1 dirt
2 filth
3 grime

Characters

Examples

浴缸里积了一层厚厚的污垢。

Yùgāng lǐ jī le yī céng hòuhòu de wūgòu.

A thick layer of grime had built up in the bathtub.

用这种清洁剂可以轻松去除顽固污垢。

Yòng zhè zhǒng qīngjiéjì kěyǐ qīngsōng qùchú wángù wūgòu.

This cleaner can easily remove stubborn grime.

Tips

memory

Both 污 and 垢 mean 'filth / grime' — doubling up intensifies the meaning, a common pattern in Chinese compounds.

Stroke Order

污 wū

垢 gòu