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CHINESE CHARACTER
xiù
嗅
嗅
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smell; sniff
- Numbered pinyin
- xiu4
- English meanings
- to smell; to sniff; to scent
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
rest; stop
mend
rotten; decayed
elegant; show
embroidery
shy; ashamed; shame
sleeve
to corrode
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