Spot 臭
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
臭 component
chòu · to reek, to smell, to stink
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 臭
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue臭Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 臭.
嗅=
口
溴=
氵
糗=
米
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 臭 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
嗅xiù
to smell
HSK 3.0 · L7-9嗅觉xiùjuésense of smell
HSK 3.0 · L7-9出糗chū qiǔ嗅球xiù qiúolfactory bulb
嗅探xiù tànto sniff
嗅探犬xiù tàn quǎnsniffer dog
嗅盐xiù yánsmelling salts
次溴酸cì xiù suānhypobromous acid HOBr
氢溴酸qīng xiù suānhydrobromic acid HBr
氰溴甲苯qíng xiù jiǎ běncyanobenzyl bromide
汞溴红gǒng xiù hóngmerbromin
溴单质xiù dān zhìmolecular bromine