chòu = ch + ou4
stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)
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xiù = xi + ou4
sense of smell / smell bad
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How to pronounce 臭

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

臭 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
quǎn = qu + an3
dog / Kangxi radical 94
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= z + Ø4
self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely
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Characters with 臭 as component

xiù = xi + ou4
to smell / to sniff / to nose
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xiù = xi + ou4
bromine (chemistry)
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qiǔ = qi + ou3
surname Qiu
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Words with 臭

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bad smell / foul odor
bad smell; foul odor
notorious / infamous / egregious (bandits)

Sentences with 臭

臭 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chòu / xiù

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