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7-9

to smell

Composition


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Pinyin

xiu4 xiù

Meaning


Primary

to smell

Alternatives

smell, smells, smelling, smelled, to sniff, sniff, sniffs, sniffed, sniffing

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in the [4] bathroom of the [-(o)u] bakery where she is looking for some lost baking goods. She has a 犬 bulldog on a leash that goes around the tiled bathroom, 嗅 smelling for the lost goods. Sure enough, the butter and sugar is behind the toilet, having been detected by the 犬 bulldog's 自 nose that 嗅 smelled it. Xena, as a reward, cuts off some of the butter with her sword and puts it in the 犬 bulldog's 口 mouth.

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