chuò
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 龌龊) dirty; filthy; sordid (of conduct or character)

Examples

Tā wòchuò de xíngwéi lìng rén zuò'ǒu.
His sordid behavior disgusted everyone.
Nàfān guānmiǎntánghuáng de huà bèihòu shì wòchuò de xīnsi.
Behind that grand talk lies a dirty mind.

Tips

usage
is a bound character. It exists only in 龌龊 (龌龊), which describes filthy, despicable conduct or a mean, dirty mind — almost always figurative and strongly negative.

Components

radical
齿 chǐ
tooth
齿 is the tooth radical. The word originally referred to teeth set close and cramped together; that 'narrow and tight' image extended to a petty, sordid character.
phonetic
foot; phonetic
supplies the sound (zú shifting to chuò). It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

Stroke Order

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