馊(sōu)

12 strokesTrad. 餿

rancid

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Character information

Pinyin
sōu
Meaning
rancid; soured (as food)
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
餿

Origin & structure

Where 馊 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰饣叟

Old 叟 food 饣; 叟 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

饣shí叟sǒu

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 餿: Old 叟 food 飠; 叟 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 馊 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 馊

Common words using 馊 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

sōu馊chòu臭

reeking; putrid

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sōu馊zhǔ主yì意

rotten idea

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Related characters

From 馊’s common words

臭主意

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