臭 (choù, xiù) — Chinese Character

臭

choù, xiù

stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition)

Radical: 自 HSK 5 a, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

臭 decomposes into the following components:

自犬

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 臭.

体臭

tǐ chòu

发臭

fā chòu

口臭

kǒu chòu

bad breath

尸臭

shī chòu

恶臭

è chòu

stink

汗臭

hàn chòu

body odor

滂臭

pāng chòu

狐臭

hú chòu

body odor

胡臭

hú chòu

腋臭

yè chòu

body odor

腐臭

fǔ chòu

rotten (smell)

腥臭

xīng chòu

Characters that share the radical 自.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.