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xiù

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xiù
  1. 1.to smell
  2. 2.to sniff
  3. 3.to nose

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to smell; to scent

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Etymology

Simplified from 齅 (鼻 → 口); in current form: Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qʰlus, *qʰluŋs): semantic 口 + phonetic 臭 (OC *kʰljus).

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