Chinese symbol for “scent”
气味
qì wèi
Traditional: 氣味
odor; scent
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scent is 气味 (qì wèi), defined as: odor; scent.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “scent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臭迹 (臭跡) | chòu jì | scent (smell of person or animal used for tracking) |
| 馥 | fù | fragrance; scent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 气味.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天气 (天氣) | tiān qì | weather |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 气候 (氣候) | qì hòu | (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) |
| 生气 (生氣) | shēng qì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 勇气 (勇氣) | yǒng qì | courage |
| 气氛 (氣氛) | qì fēn | atmosphere; mood |
| 意味着 (意味著) | yì wèi zhe | to signify; to mean |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scent”.
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.