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臭

chòu

smelly

A rotten egg with a fly
Memory picture

Character

臭 chòu

Strokes
10
Radical
自 — self
Made of
自 self 犬 dog
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这鱼臭了。 Zhè yú chòu le. This fish has gone bad.
  • 鞋子很臭。 Xiézi hěn chòu. The shoes smell very bad.
  • 这里好臭。 Zhèlǐ hǎo chòu. It smells awful here.

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