嗅 Strokes Write it Listen 嗅 xiù to sniff, to smell, to scent HSK 7–9 13 strokes Radical 口 Ideograph 1 word Built from口kǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening臭chòuto reek, to smell, to stink How it worksTo taste 口 an odor 臭; 臭 also provides the pronunciation.