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臊
sāo
1. smell of urine
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

臊
sāo
shy, bashful; rank, fetid; the smell of urine
17 丶

Compound Words (5)

害臊
hàisào
to be bashful
臊子
sàozi
(dialect) minced or diced meat (as part of a dish)
臊气
sāoqì
foul smell
臊腥
sāoxīng
stench
没羞没臊
méixiūméisào
shameless

Alternate Entries

臊
sào
shame / bashfulness / to shame / to humiliate

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
4,388
Word Frequency Rank
5,510 of 84,292