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Chinese symbol for “stinking”

臭烘烘
chòu hōng hōng
stinking

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stinking is 臭烘烘 (chòu hōng hōng), defined as: stinking.

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

臭 chòu
to reek, to smell, to stink
radical 132 ⾃ · 10 strokes
烘 hōng
to bake, to roast; to dry by the fire
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
烘
烘 hōng
to bake, to roast; to dry by the fire
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “stinking”

WordPinyinMeaning
臭熏熏 (臭燻燻)chòu xūn xūnstinking
腐臭fǔ chòurotten (smell); stinking

Related words

Other words that share a character with 臭烘烘.

WordPinyinMeaning
恶臭 (惡臭)è chòustink; stench; stinky; smelly
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
臭豆腐chòu dòu fustinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd
烘焙hōng bèito cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc); to bake
烘烤hōng kǎoto roast; to bake
烘干 (烘乾)hōng gānto dry over a stove

See also: Japanese symbol for “stinking”.

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.