Chinese symbol for “stench”
臭
chòu
stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stench is 臭 (chòu), defined as: stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “stench”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臭气 (臭氣) | chòu qì | stench |
| 恶臭 (惡臭) | è chòu | stink; stench; stinky; smelly |
| 臊腥 | sāo xīng | stench; stink |
| 臊气 (臊氣) | sāo qì | foul smell; stench |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stench”.
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.