Memory phrase for the character: 嗅

嗅

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Meaning to smell, to sniff, to nose

Pronunciation

xiù

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: smell/stink/smack 臭 (His ego 自 is like a dog 犬 that it stinks.) [犬 = The big 大 man holds it 丶 in his arms.]

Mnemonic
 
With open mouth the stink can be smelled.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
自 selfThe Radical shows an eye 目 and has an emphasis ノ to express that the own person is meant.
犬 dogShows a big 大 person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog 丶
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 Vocabulary

嗅觉 xiù jué  sense of smell
嗅觉 xiù jué  

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