zhuó

muddy

A pond  growing scum 

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

Evolution

浊 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
浊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
浊 Clerical script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
浊 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
浊 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

zhuó

muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy; turbid; muddy; impure

Most common words with 浊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

污浊

dirty

浑浊

muddy

turbid

混浊

turbid

浊音

voiced consonant (English z or v, as opposed to unvoiced s or f)