臊 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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sāo, sào

rank

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

Components

⺼ Meaning component

ròu

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

喿 Sound component

zào, sào

chirping of birds

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

sāo

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

sào

shame; bashfulness; to shame; to humiliate

Most common words with 臊

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[m.s]ˤaw	saw	sāo	fat of swine or dog

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4389th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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