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嗅
xiù HSK7

smell

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

To taste 口 an odor 臭; 臭 also provides the pronunciation

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
臭
臭 SoundMeaning component
chòu smell

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartxjuwHqʰu(ʔ)-sto smell (tr.)
Zhengzhangqʰlus
qʰluŋs

Sources

Readings & variants
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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang