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Historical Evolution
臭
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
臭
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
臭
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
臭
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
臭
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
臭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
臭 [chòu]
stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition)
臭 [xiù]
sense of smell; smell bad
Japanese
suffix
- -smell; stinking of
- smacking of; hinting of
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (90)
臭味 [chòuwèi] #8,436
bad smell
恶臭 [èchòu] #13,980
stink
恶臭 [èchòu] #13,980
stink
臭名昭著 [chòumíngzhāozhù] #11,498
notorious
臭气 [chòuqì] #12,954
stench
臭气 [chòuqì] #12,954
stench
臭美 [chòuměi] #21,584
to show off one's good looks shamelessly
口臭 [kǒuchòu] #16,152
bad breath
臭豆腐 [chòudòufu] #22,651
stinky tofu
臭虫 [chòuchóng] #11,979
bedbug (Cimex lectularius)
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JAPANESE WORDS (158)
⭐ 匂い [におい] #1,452
smell
⭐ 臭い [くさい] #4,041
stinking
匂いがする [においがする] #4,612
to smell
⭐ 面倒くさい [めんどくさい] #4,698
bothersome
照れくさい [てれくさい] #8,499
embarrassing
胡散臭い [うさんくさい] #10,844
suspicious-looking
⭐ 匂う [におう] #12,667
to be fragrant
⭐ 生臭い [なまぐさい] #16,826
smelling of fish
⭐ 悪臭 [あくしゅう] #17,738
bad smell
⭐ 臭気 [しゅうき] #20,130
bad smell
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