嗅(xiù)

HSK 7-913 strokes

to smell

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Character information

Pinyin
xiù
Meaning
to smell; to sniff; to nose
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 嗅 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰口臭

To taste 口 an odor 臭; 臭 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

口kǒu臭chòu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 嗅 step by step

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

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Words with 嗅

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

xiù嗅jué觉
HSK 7-9

sense of smell

Open 嗅觉 page →
xiù嗅tàn探

to sniff (in order to find sth)

Open 嗅探 page →
xiù嗅qiú球

olfactory bulb (anatomy)

Open 嗅球 page →

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觉探球

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