to smell, to sniff
Animated Stroke Order 嗅
Stroke Order Diagrams 嗅

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HSK Vocabulary: 嗅
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 嗅 is used in context
1
wǒ我
xiù嗅
dào到
le了
huā花
xiāng香
。
I smelled the fragrance of flowers.
2
gǒu狗
de的
xiù嗅
jué觉
fēi非
cháng常
líng灵
mǐn敏
。
Dogs have a very keen sense of smell.
3
jǐng警
quǎn犬
zhèng正
zài在
xiù嗅
tàn探
kě可
yí疑
wù物
pǐn品
。
The police dog is sniffing suspicious items.
4
gǒu狗
de的
xiù嗅
jué觉
hěn很
hǎo好
。
Dogs have a good sense of smell.
5
tā他
xiù嗅
jué觉
líng灵
mǐn敏
,
zǒng总
néng能
fā发
xiàn现
xīn新
shāng商
jī机
。
He has a keen sense of smell and always discovers new business opportunities.
6
zuò作
wéi为
yī一
míng名
jì记
zhě者
,
tā她
píng凭
jiè借
mǐn敏
ruì锐
de的
xiù嗅
jué觉
zhuī追
zōng踪
dào到
le了
zhòng重
yào要
xiàn线
suǒ索
。
As a journalist, she tracked down important clues with her sharp sense of smell.
Information
Traditional嗅
Radical口
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2101
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄡˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+55C5
CangjieRHUK
☯️
Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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