嗅 = 口 + 臭

嗅 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “smell”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 臭 (smell).

Keyword: smell
Pinyin (Mandarin): xiù
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: smell, scent, sniff, запах, scent, sniff
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 嗅 sniff

Decomposition

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口 mouth
臭 smell

How to find 嗅 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “smell”. 嗅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 嗅 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.