嗅
xiù
#2,697 most
frequent character
to smell, to sniff, to nose
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
嗅 uses 臭 chòu, meaning keen-nosed, as both meaning and sound part, though the sound link is not clear now. 口 mouth is only a distinguishing mark. The original meaning was to tell smells apart, later simply to smell or sniff.
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