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The character "污" structurally integrates the water radical, denoting its fundamental link to liquids, with a phonetic element that is visible in its traditional form "汙". Originally signifying stagnant or muddy water, its semantic range progressively extended to cover general physical dirtiness and later metaphorical concepts of moral taint or corruption. This shift from a specific natural phenomenon to a broad descriptor of impurity illustrates how the character's core composition continued to inform its evolving usage across different domains of language.
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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。