濁 (zhuó) - Turbid, muddy, impure & chaotic

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zhuó ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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濁 · zhuó

Turbid, muddy, impure;

chaotic;

refers to voiced consonants in phonetics.

Turbid, muddy, impurechaoticrefers to voiced consonants in phonetics.

Usage highlights

Turbid waterVoiced soundChaotic worldMuddy streamTurbid airClear and turbid

Synonyms

  • 浑— muddy, turbid
  • 污— dirty, filthy

Antonyms

  • 清— clear, pure
  • 澈— limpid, clear

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The river water is turbid (河水很浊).
  • He speaks with a deep, resonant voice (声音浊重).
  • This is a voiced consonant (浊音).
  • The world is chaotic and unclear (浊世).

Collocations

  • Turbid water(浊水)
  • Voiced sound(浊音)
  • Chaotic world(浊世)
  • Muddy stream(浊流)
  • Turbid air(浊气)
  • Clear and turbid(清浊)

Idioms

  • To fish in troubled waters(浑水摸鱼)
  • Clear and turbid mixed together(清浊不分)
  • To stir up mud and water(搅浊清水)
  • Turbid waves rolling(浊浪排空)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese philosophy, '浊' (turbid) is often contrasted with '清' (clear) to represent impurity versus purity.
  • Used in phonetics to distinguish voiced consonants (浊音) from voiceless ones (清音).
  • Appears in Daoist and Buddhist texts describing the impure, material world.

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