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The modern character 脏 is a simplified form that merges two distinct traditional characters: 髒 and 臟. 髒, with the bone radical 骨, originally meant "dirty" or "filthy". 臟, featuring the flesh radical 月, referred to internal organs or viscera. The simplified 脏 retains the flesh radical 月 on the left, using 庄 as its phonetic component on the right, to replace both earlier characters. Thus, 脏 functions today as an adjective meaning "unclean" and as a noun for anatomical organs, with its specific meaning determined by context.
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这个房间很脏。
脏衣服需要洗一洗。
不要玩脏水。
他的鞋子沾满了脏泥。
心脏是人体的重要器官。
医生担心他的肝脏有问题。
由于环境污染，河流变得非常脏。
长期暴露在脏空气中会导致呼吸系统疾病。