臭 — Chinese character
臭
chòu
to reek, to smell, to stink
- Pinyin
- chòu
- Radical
- 132 ⾃ (Self)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 自 犬
- Formation
- ideographic — The smell 自 of a dirty dog 犬
- Japanese
- 臭 as a kanji
Common words with 臭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恶臭 (惡臭) | è chòu | stink; stench; stinky; smelly |
| 臭味 | chòu wèi | bad smell; foul odor |
| 臭氧 | chòu yǎng | ozone (O₃) |
| 臭虫 (臭蟲) | chòu chóng | bedbug (Cimex lectularius); tick |
| 臭名昭著 | chòu míng zhāo zhù | notorious; infamous |
| 臭豆腐 | chòu dòu fu | stinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd |
| 臭氧层 (臭氧層) | chòu yǎng céng | ozone layer |
| 口臭 | kǒu chòu | bad breath; halitosis |
| 臭气 (臭氣) | chòu qì | stench |
| 臭屁 | chòu pì | (coll.) self-important; puffed up |
| 发臭 (發臭) | fā chòu | smelly; to smell bad |
| 臭臭 | chòu chou | (baby talk) poop; poo |
English words written with 臭
臭 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 4 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 10.8
- Mencius 7B.24
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi Knowledge travels North
- The Great Learning Passage 3
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 39
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