懂中文 Dong Chinese

臊

sāo, sào

rank

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 喿 represents the sound.

Components
⺼ meaning component

⺼  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

喿 sound component

喿  Sound component

zào, sào

  

chirping of birds

Evolution

臊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
臊 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

臊  

sāo

rank; rancid; frowzy, fetid; bashful; smell of urine

臊  

sào

shame; bashfulness; to shame; to humiliate

Most common words with 臊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

害臊

to be bashful

臊

shame

没羞没臊

shameless

臊气

foul smell