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臭
chòu
to reek, to smell, to stink
💡 Ideographic:
The smell 自 of a dirty dog 犬
Words Using 臭 (49)
Character
Pinyin
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臭
chòu
stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)
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臭
chòu
stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)
臭
xiù
sense of smell / smell bad
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臭
xiù
sense of smell / smell bad
臭味
chòuwèi
stink / fumes
臭味
chòuwèi
stink / fumes
臭虫
chòuchóng
bedbug (Cimex lectularius) / tick
臭虫
chòuchóng
bedbug (Cimex lectularius) / tick
臭氧
chòuyǎng
ozone (O3)
臭氧
chòuyǎng
ozone (O3)
口臭
kǒuchòu
bad breath / halitosis
口臭
kǒuchòu
bad breath / halitosis
臭美
chòuměi
to show off one's good looks shamelessly
臭美
chòuměi
to show off one's good looks shamelessly
腐臭
fǔchòu
rotten (smell) / stinking / putrid
腐臭
fǔchòu
rotten (smell) / stinking / putrid
臭老九
chòulǎojiǔ
stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution)
臭老九
chòulǎojiǔ
stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution)
狐臭
húchòu
body odor / bromhidrosis
狐臭
húchòu
body odor / bromhidrosis
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⿱自犬
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自
self; private, personal; from
📷 Pictographic:
A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses
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unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
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