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嗅

xiù

to sniff, to smell, to scent

💡 Ideographic: To taste 口 an odor 臭; 臭 also provides the pronunciation

HSK 6 13 strokes Common (27%)

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Component Breakdown

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口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

臭

chòu

to reek, to smell, to stink

⿰口臭 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

chòu

臭

to reek, to smell, to stink

💡 Ideographic: The smell 自 of a dirty dog 犬

10 strokes HSK 5

zì

自

self; private, personal; from

📷 Pictographic: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses

6 strokes HSK 3

mù

目

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

📷 Pictographic: An eye drawn on its side

5 strokes HSK 3

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

1 strokes

quǎn

犬

dog

📷 Pictographic: A dog turned to the side

4 strokes HSK 6

dà

大

big, great, vast, high, deep

💡 Ideographic: A man 人 with outstretched arms

3 strokes HSK 1

diǎn

丶

dot

1 strokes

Words Using 嗅 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

to smell / to sniff / to nose

xiù

嗅 ↗

to smell / to sniff / to nose