臭

See also: 𦤀

臭 U+81ED, 臭 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-81ED ← 臬 [U+81EC] CJK Unified Ideographs 臮 → [U+81EE]

臭 U+FA5C, 臭 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA5C ← 者 [U+FA5B] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 艹 → [U+FA5D]

Translingual

Japanese	臭
Simplified	臭
Traditional	臭

Alternative forms

• In Japanese shinjitai, the bottom component is simplified to 大, rather than the traditional 犬 (“dog”).
  • This character has technically been encoded in Unicode as 𦤀 (U+26900) but is not used in Japanese computing; instead, the character 臭 (U+81ED) changes appearance depending on the font.
  • A CJK compatibility ideograph exists at U+FA5C for the kyūjitai form used in Japanese which contains 犬 as its bottom component.

Han character

Stroke order

Stroke order (Japan)

臭 (radical 132, 自+4 in Chinese, 自+3 in Japanese, 10 strokes in Chinese, 9 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 竹山戈大 (HUIK), four-corner 2643₀, composition ⿱自犬(GHTKV or U+FA5C) or ⿱自大(J))

References

• KangXi: page 1000, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30103
• Dae Jaweon: page 1456, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3047, character 4
• Unihan data for U+81ED

• Unihan data for U+FA5C

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		臭
alternative forms		𦤀

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (臭) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
臭	*kʰljus
殠	*kʰljus, *qʰluʔ
糗	*kʰluʔ
嗅	*qʰlus, *qʰluŋs
齅	*qʰlus

Ideogrammic compound (會意): 犬 (“dog”) + 自 (“nose”), referring to the dog's strong sense of smell.

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chòu (chou⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhu
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhàu / chhiù

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cao³

• Wu (Wiktionary): tsheu (T2)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): chou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˋ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻou4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chow
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chòu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau³
    • Yale: chau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhu
    • Hakka Romanization System: cu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhàu
    • Tâi-lô: tshàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhaux
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰaʊ¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰaʊ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰaʊ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiù
    • Tâi-lô: tshiù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu²¹/

Note:

• chhàu - vernacular;
• chhiù - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: cao³
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshàu
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰau²¹³/

Wu

• (Shanghainese)
  • Wiktionary: tsheu (T2)
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɜ³⁴/

Xiang

• (Changsha)
  • Wiktionary: chou⁴
  • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʰəu⁴⁵/
  • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sʰəu⁴⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡ɕʰɨu^H/

Rime
Character	臭
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	昌 (24)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	尺救切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕʰɨuH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʰiuH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕʰiəuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cʰuwH/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕʰiuH/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕʰĭəuH/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕʰi̯ə̯uH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chòu

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*t-qʰu(ʔ)-s/, /*qʰu(ʔ)-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰljus/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	臭	臭
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	chòu	chòu
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyhuwH ›	‹ xjuwH ›
Old Chinese	/*t-qʰu(ʔ)-s/	/*qʰu(ʔ)-s/
English	odor, to stink (intransitive)?	odor, to stink (intransitive)?
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	臭
Reading #	1/1
No.	1535
Phonetic component	臭
Rime group	幽
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	臭
Old Chinese	/*kʰljus/

Definitions

臭

1. bad smell

   體臭 / 体臭  ―  tǐchòu  ―  body odour

   • 一薰一蕕，十年尚猶有臭。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     一薰一莸，十年尚犹有臭。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, circa 4^th century BCE

     Yī xūn yī yóu, shínián shàng yóu yǒu chòu. [Pinyin]

     There is a fragrant herb, and a noisome one; And ten years hence the noisomeness will continue.

2. bad name; bad reputation

   遺臭萬年 / 遗臭万年  ―  yíchòuwànnián  ―  to go down in history as a byword of infamy

3. smelly; stinky

   臭豆腐  ―  chòudòufu  ―  stinky tofu

   有人覺得榴槤很臭，也有人覺得很香。 [MSC, trad.]
   有人觉得榴梿很臭，也有人觉得很香。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yǒurén juéde liúlián hěn chòu, yě yǒurén juéde hěn xiāng. [Pinyin]

   Some people think durian is stinky, while others think it smells good.

4. ugly; repulsive

   臭架子  ―  chòujiàzi  ―  stinking pretension

5. fiercely

   臭罵 / 臭骂  ―  chòumà  ―  to scold fiercely

6. bad; poor (luck, skill, etc)
7. ^† fragrance

   • 二人同心，其利斷金。同心之言，其臭如蘭。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     二人同心，其利断金。同心之言，其臭如兰。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: I Ching, 3^rd – 2^nd millennia BCE

     Èrrén tóngxīn, qí lì duàn jīn. Tóngxīn zhī yán, qí chòu rú lán. [Pinyin]

     But when two men are one in heart, not iron bolts keep them apart. The words they in their union use, fragrance like orchid plants diffuse.

Compounds

Derived terms from 臭

• 不知香臭
• 口臭 (kǒuchòu)
• 惡臭／恶臭 (èchòu)
• 捧臭腳／捧臭脚
• 播惡遺臭／播恶遗臭
• 淫汙穢臭／淫污秽臭
• 渾身銅臭／浑身铜臭
• 狐臭 (húchòu)
• 狐騷臭／狐骚臭
• 發臭／发臭 (fāchòu)
• 胡臭
• 脫臭／脱臭
• 腋臭 (yèchòu)
• 腐臭 (fǔchòu)
• 腥臭 (xīngchòu)
• 臭不可當／臭不可当
• 臭不可聞／臭不可闻
• 臭么
• 臭乎乎
• 臭侷
• 臭名 (chòumíng)

• 臭名昭彰
• 臭名昭著 (chòumíngzhāozhù)
• 臭名遠揚／臭名远扬
• 臭嚼
• 臭恭維／臭恭维
• 臭打
• 臭排場／臭排场
• 臭架子 (chòujiàzi)
• 臭椿 (chòuchūn)
• 臭死
• 臭氣／臭气 (chòuqì)
• 臭氣沖天／臭气冲天
• 臭氧 (chòuyǎng)
• 臭氧層／臭氧层 (chòuyǎngcéng)
• 臭泥
• 臭烘烘 (chòuhōnghōng)
• 臭皮匠 (chòupíjiàng)
• 臭皮囊
• 臭短臊長／臭短臊长
• 臭罵／臭骂 (chòumà)
• 臭美 (chòuměi)

• 臭肉來蠅／臭肉来蝇
• 臭腳丫子／臭脚丫子
• 臭腺
• 臭蓋／臭盖
• 臭蟲／臭虫 (chòuchóng)
• 臭街爛巷／臭街烂巷
• 臭豆腐 (chòudòufu)
• 臭錢／臭钱 (chòuqián)
• 臭頭／臭头 (chòutóu)
• 臭鼬 (chòuyòu)
• 逐臭
• 逐臭之夫
• 遺臭／遗臭
• 遺臭千年／遗臭千年
• 遺臭萬代／遗臭万代
• 遺臭萬年／遗臭万年 (yíchòuwànnián)
• 遺臭萬載／遗臭万载
• 防臭劑／防臭剂 (fángchòujì)
• 附膻逐臭
• 餿臭／馊臭
• 體臭／体臭 (tǐchòu)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiù (xiu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau³
• Wu (Wiktionary): xieu (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiow
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siòu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau³
    • Yale: chau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: xieu (T2)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɜ³⁴/

Definitions

臭

1. ^† odour

   無色無臭 / 无色无臭  ―  wúsè wúxiù  ―  colourless and odourless

   • 羴：羊臭也。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: Shuowen Jiezi, circa 2^nd century CE

     Shān: yáng xiù yě. [Pinyin]

     The character 羴: sheep's smell.

2. ^† Original form of 嗅 (xiù, “to smell”).

Compounds

Derived terms from 臭

• 口尚乳臭
• 崔烈銅臭／崔烈铜臭
• 無聲無臭／无声无臭
• 無臭／无臭 (wúchòu)

• 臭味 (chòuwèi)
• 臭味相投
• 臭覺／臭觉 (xiùjué)

• 蘭臭／兰臭
• 銅臭／铜臭 (tóngxiù)
• 銅臭味／铜臭味 (tóngxiùwèi)

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Japanese

Shinjitai	臭
Kyūjitai	臭

Kanji

臭

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. stinking, ill-smelling, stink
2. odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant
3. suspicious looking
4. glow, be bright

Readings

• Go-on: しゅ (shu); く (ku)
• Kan-on: しゅう (shū, Jōyō); きゅう (kyū)
• Kun: くさい (kusai, 臭い, Jōyō); におう (niou, 臭う, Jōyō); におい (nioi, 臭い); かぐ (kagu, 臭ぐ)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
臭
しゅう Grade: S
on’yomi

Suffix

臭(しゅう) • (-shū) 

1. smell of
2. (slang, figuratively) stench of; whiff of; scent of

   昭和(しょうわ)臭(しゅう)を漂(ただよ)わせてる物(もの)

   Shōwa-shū o tadayowaseteru mono

   something that reeks of the Shōwa era

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Korean

Hanja

臭 • (chwi, hu) (hangeul 취, 후, revised chwi, hu, McCune–Reischauer ch'wi, hu, Yale chwi, hwu)

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Vietnamese

Han character

臭 (xú, xó, xũ, xấu, khứu)

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