臭
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stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition)
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Dict coverage rank #1,211 U+81ED
How 臭 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
The smell 自 of a dirty dog 犬
How to remember it
stinking · Heisig RSH #250
chihuahua + nose
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 臭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出臭子儿 | chū chòu zǐ r | to make a bad move (in a game of chess) |
| 臭子儿 | chòu zǐ r | dead bullet (one that does not fire); a bad move (in a game of chess) |
| 臭气冲天 | chòu qì chōng tiān | (idiom) to stink to high heaven |
| 臭不可闻 | chòu bù kě wén | (idiom) to stink to high heaven; (fig.) (idiom) disgraceful; disgusting |
| 遗臭万年 | yí chòu wàn nián | to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom) |
| 臭味相投 | chòu wèi xiāng tóu | to share vile habits; partners in notoriety; birds of a feather |
| 臭气 | chòu qì | stench |
| 体臭 | tǐ chòu | (unpleasant) body odor |
| 发臭 | fā chòu | smelly; to smell bad |
| 臭架子 | chòu jià zi | stinking pretension; to give oneself airs and offend others; hateful arrogance |
| 口臭 | kǒu chòu | bad breath; halitosis |
| 臭名远扬 | chòu míng yuǎn yáng | stinking reputation; notorious far and wide |
| 臭美 | chòu měi | greatly pleased with oneself; vain; conceited (used as an insult or teasingly) |
| 乳臭未干 | rǔ xiù wèi gān | lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom); fig. immature and inexperienced; still we… |
| 三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮 | sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng | lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom |
| 臭老九 | chòu lǎo jiǔ | stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolutio… |
| 三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮 | sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng | lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom; wisdom of… |
| 三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮 | sān gè chòu pí jiang , shèng guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng | variant of 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 … |
| 除臭剂 | chú chòu jì | deodorant |
| 臭弹 | chòu dàn | dead bomb (i.e. not exploding on impact) |