Chinese symbol for “soured”
馊
sōu
Traditional: 餿
rancid; soured (as food)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for soured is 馊 (sōu), defined as: rancid; soured (as food).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 馊.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 馊主意 (餿主意) | sōu zhǔ yi | bad idea; stupid suggestion |
| 馊臭 (餿臭) | sōu chòu | reeking; putrid |
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.