腥

xīng

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Meanings

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xīng

1.fishy (smell)

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Wiktionary

1.fishy smell
2.having a fishy smell
3.meat; fish
4.raw meat; uncooked meat

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *seːŋ, *seːŋs): semantic 肉 (“meat; flesh”) + phonetic 星 (OC *sleːŋ)

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Stroke order

Components

腥月星

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Synonyms

腥氣臭臊臊臭腥生肉

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Related words

土腥 (of a taste or smell) earthy 荤腥 meat and fish 血腥 reeking of blood 偷腥 to cheat on one's spouse 臊腥 stench; stink 腥臭 fishy and smelly 鱼腥草 chameleon plant; fish mint (Houttuynia cordata)腥风血雨 lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom)血腥玛丽 Bloody Mary