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臭
chòu
1. stench
2. smelly
3. to smell (bad)
4. repulsive
5. loathsome
6. terrible
7. bad
8. severely
9. ruthlessly
10. dud (ammunition)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

臭
chòu
to reek, to smell, to stink
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

口臭
kǒuchòu
bad breath
恶臭
èchòu
stink
汗臭
hànchòu
body odor
狐臭
húchòu
body odor
胡臭
húchòu
variant of [[狐臭<húchòu>]]
腋臭
yèchòu
body odor
腐臭
fǔchòu
rotten (smell)
臭味
chòuwèi
stink
臭屁
chòupì
smelly fart
臭弹
chòudàn
dead bomb (i.e. not exploding on impact)
臭棋
chòuqí
blunder (in chess)
臭气
chòuqì
stench
臭氧
chòuyǎng
ozone (O3)
臭骂
chòumà
tongue-lashing
臭美
chòuměi
to show off one's good looks shamelessly
臭脸
chòuliǎn
sour face
臭虫
chòuchóng
bedbug (Cimex lectularius)
臭货
chòuhuò
low-quality goods
臭迹
chòujì
scent (smell of person or animal used for tracking)
臭钱
chòuqián
dirty money

Alternate Entries

臭
xiù
sense of smell / smell bad
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,104
Word Frequency Rank
1,218 of 84,292

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