污染

Traditional form:

污染

Pinyin (reading):

wūrǎn

Definitions:

• to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)

Characters:

• 污 - filthy, dirty; polluted, impure
• 染 - dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious

Traditional characters:

• 污 - filthy, dirty; polluted, impure
• 染 - dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious