Chinese Character 臭 Meanings and components.

Form

臭

Meaning

臭 meaning[3] in English

Stench.

Smelly.

To Smell (Bad).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 臭 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are self (自) , and dog (犬)

Its radical[1] is: 自 (zi4) which means: Self, Oneself, From, Since, Naturally, Surely, .自zi4self

In cangjie it is written with HUIK

How to write 臭

To write臭chou4stench you should write a combination of 自zi4self , 犬quan3dog arranged in a 吕 shape:

自 + 犬 = 臭

臭 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 臭 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 臭, looks as follow:

臭
Pinyin:chou4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Stench . Smelly . To Smell (Bad) . Repulsive . Loathsome . Terrible . Bad . Severely . Ruthlessly . Dud (Ammunition)
自
Pinyin:zi4
Meaning[3]: Self . Oneself . From . Since . Naturally . Surely
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
犬
Pinyin:quan3
Meaning[3]: Dog . Kangxi Radical 94
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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