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The character "污", with its traditional form "汙", structurally combines the water radical (氵) and the component "于", indicating its fundamental association with liquid impurity. Its original meaning centered on muddy or dirty water, which over time extended to include general filth and environmental pollution, before further expanding into metaphorical domains such as moral corruption, disgrace, and obscenity. This semantic progression from concrete to abstract concepts occurred while the character's composition consistently reflected its core relation to water-related uncleanliness.
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这条河被污染了。
工厂排放污水。
衣服上有污点。
厨房里有很多污垢。
他不应该污蔑别人。
污辱他人是不对的。
那个官员因贪污被捕。
如果继续污染环境，后果将很严重。