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Chinese symbol for “sewage”

污水
wū shuǐ
sewage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sewage is 污水 (wū shuǐ), defined as: sewage.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

污 wū
filthy, dirty; polluted, impure
radical 85 ⽔ · 6 strokes
水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sewage”

WordPinyinMeaning
脏水 (髒水)zāng shuǐdirty water; sewage
秽水 (穢水)huì shuǐdirty water; polluted water; sewage

Related words

Other words that share a character with 污水.

WordPinyinMeaning
污染wū rǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
贪污 (貪污)tān wūto be corrupt; corruption
污染物wū rǎn wùpollutant
环境污染 (環境污染)huán jìng wū rǎnenvironmental pollution
污点 (污點)wū diǎnstain; taint
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sewage”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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