# 嗅

| 嗅 | U+55C5, &#21957; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-55C5 |
| ← 嗄 [U+55C4] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 嗆 → [U+55C6] |

## Translingual
### Han character

嗅 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口竹山大 (RHUK), four-corner 6603$_4$, composition ⿰口臭)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 201, character 36
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4048
* Dae Jaweon: page 424, character 27
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 668, character 12
* Unihan data for U+55C5

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 臭 | *kʰljus |
| 殠 | *kʰljus, *qʰluʔ |
| 糗 | *kʰluʔ |
| 嗅 | *qʰlus, *qʰluŋs |
| 齅 | *qʰlus |
Simplified from 齅 (鼻 → 口); in current form: Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qʰlus, *qʰluŋs) : semantic 口 + phonetic 臭 (OC *kʰljus).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiù (xiu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cau$^3$ / hung$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): bê
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ciu$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hiù
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hiun$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ho; $^5$shieu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiù
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siòu
*** Wade–Giles: hsiu$^4$
*** Yale: syòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiow
*** Palladius: сю (sju)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cau$^3$ / hung$^3$
*** Yale: chau / hung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsau$^3$ / hung$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ceo$^3$ / hung$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɐu̯³³/, /hʊŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bê
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛi²⁴²/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ciu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiu⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiù
*** Tâi-lô: hiù
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hiux
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hiu²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hiu⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiu²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hiu¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiu²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: hiun$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hiùⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /hĩũ²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$ho; $^5$shieu
*** MiniDict: ho$^去$; shieu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$ho; $^2$xieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ho³⁴/, /ɕiɤ³⁴/
* Middle Chinese: xjuwH
Rime :
| Character | 嗅 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 許救切 |
| Baxter | xjuwH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hɨu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hiu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xiəu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /huw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /xiu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /xĭəu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xi̯ə̯u$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jau$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*qʰu(ʔ)-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʰlus/, /*qʰluŋs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 嗅 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xiù |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ xjuw$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰu(ʔ)-s/ |
| English | to smell (tr.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 嗅 | 嗅 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 1539 | 1541 |
| Phonetic component | 臭 | 臭 |
| Rime group | 幽 | 終 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 齅 | 𧽒 |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰlus/ | /*qʰluŋs/ |
| Notes | 見莊子 | |

### Definitions

嗅
* to smell; to scent

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 聞, 嗅 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聞, 嗅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 聞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 聞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 嗅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 嗅, 聞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 聞 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 聞 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 聽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 聞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 聞 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 聞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 聞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 聞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 聞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 聞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 聞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聞, 嗅 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 聞 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 聞 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 嗅 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 聽 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 聽 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 鼻, 聞 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 聞 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 聞 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Changting | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 嗅 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 鼻 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 鼻 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 聞 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 聞 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 鼻 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 嗅 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 味 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鼻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 鼻 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 鼻 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 鼻 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 聞 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 聞, 嗅 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 聽 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 聞 |
| Wu | Danyang | 聞 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 聞 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 嗅 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 嗅, 聽 |
| Wu | Lishui | 聞 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 聞 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 聞 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 聞 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 嗅 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 聞 |

### Compounds

* 嗅神經 / 嗅神经 (xiùshénjīng)
* 嗅腦 / 嗅脑 (xiùnǎo)
* 嗅覺 / 嗅觉 (xiùjué)
* 嗅覺器 / 嗅觉器
* 幻嗅 (huànxiù)

### References

* “嗅”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

### References

* 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “嗅”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 267.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* smell, sniff

#### Readings

* Go-on: く (ku)
* Kan-on: きゅう (kyū, Jōyō)
* Kun: かぐ (kagu, 嗅ぐ, Jōyō)

#### Compounds

* 嗅(きゅう)覚(かく) (kyūkaku)
* 嗅球(きゅうきゅう) (kyūkyū)
* 嗅(きゅう)剤(ざい) (kyūzai)
* 嗅(きゅう)細胞(さいぼう) (kyūsaibō)
* 嗅上皮(きゅうじょうひ) (kyūjōhi)
* 嗅神経(きゅうしんけい) (kyūshinkei)
* 嗅入(きゅうにゅう)薬(やく) (kyūnyūyaku)
* 嗅脳(きゅうのう) (kyūnō)
* 幻嗅(げんきゅう) (genkyū)
* 焼嗅(やいかがし) (yaikagashi)

## Korean
### Hanja

嗅 • (hu) (hangeul 후)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

嗅: Hán Nôm readings: khứu
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