Chinese symbol for “skunk”

臭鼬

chòu yòu

skunk

The closest CC-CEDICT match for skunk is 臭鼬 (chòu yòu), defined as: skunk.

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Characters and stroke order

臭 chòu

to reek, to smell, to stink

radical 132 ⾃ · 10 strokes

鼬 yòu

weasel, mustela itatis

radical 208 ⿏ · 18 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 臭鼬.

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
鼬鼠	yòu shǔ	weasel
黄鼬 (黃鼬)	huáng yòu	Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)

See also: Japanese symbol for “skunk”.

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.