Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 臭


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Meaning

stench, stink, smelly, to smell bad

Pronunciation

chòu, xiù

Explanation

Top: self (The accented (= emphasized) eye shows the own self, thus the 'ego'), below: dog (The big person holds it in the arms)

Mnemonic

His ego is like a dog: Both stink!

Radicals

self
dog(Shows a big person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog )
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Vocabulary

臭氧 chòu yǎng ozone (O3)
恶臭 è chòu stink
臭气 chòu qì stench

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