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Chinese symbol for “repugnant”

恶臭
è chòu
Traditional: 惡臭
stink; stench; stinky; smelly; (fig.) disgusting; repugnant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for repugnant is 恶臭 (è chòu), defined as: stink; stench; stinky; smelly; (fig.) disgusting; repugnant.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

恶 è
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
臭 chòu
to reek, to smell, to stink
radical 132 ⾃ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 恶臭.

WordPinyinMeaning
邪恶 (邪惡)xié èsinister; vicious
恶心 (噁心)ě xīnvariant of 恶心 (ě xīn)
恶化 (惡化)è huàto worsen
恶劣 (惡劣)è lièvile; nasty
臭味chòu wèibad smell; foul odor
臭氧chòu yǎngozone (O₃)
臭虫 (臭蟲)chòu chóngbedbug (Cimex lectularius); tick
臭名昭著chòu míng zhāo zhùnotorious; infamous

See also: Japanese symbol for “repugnant”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.