臭(chòu)

HSK 510 strokes
Readingschòuxiù

stench

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Character information

Pinyin
chòu / xiù
Meaning
stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 臭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱自犬

The smell 自 of a dirty dog 犬

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

Made of

自zì犬quǎn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 臭 step by step

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

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Words with 臭

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

kǒu口chòu臭

bad breath; halitosis

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shī尸chòu臭

odor of a dead body

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è恶chòu臭

stink; stench; stinky; smelly; (fig.) disgusting; repugnant

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rǔ乳xiù臭wèi未gān干

lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)

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rú如yíng蝇zhú逐chòu臭

like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful

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hú狐chòu臭

body odor

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fā发chòu臭

smelly

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yè腋chòu臭

body odor

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口尸恶乳未干如蝇

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