嗅觉
Old HSK 6
嗅觉 (xiùjué) · sense of smell
嗅觉 (xiùjué) means “sense of smell”. It is written with 2 characters: 嗅 (to sniff) + 觉 (conscious). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 嗅觉 is built
The characters
嗅 xiù · to sniff
What 嗅 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 臭chòu — to reek
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
觉 jué · conscious
What 觉 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 见 gives the meaning, ⺍ gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
狗的嗅觉非常灵敏。Gǒu de xiùjué fēicháng língmǐn.Dogs have a very keen sense of smell.
感冒时嗅觉会变差。Gǎnmào shí xiùjué huì biànchà.Your sense of smell gets worse when you have a cold.
Questions about 嗅觉
What does 嗅觉 mean?
嗅觉 (xiùjué) means “sense of smell”.
How do you pronounce 嗅觉?
嗅觉 is pronounced xiùjué.
Which HSK level is 嗅觉?
嗅觉 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 觉得juédeto feel
- 睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep
- 感觉gǎnjuéto feel
- 自觉zìjuéself-disciplined
- 发觉fājuéto notice
- 觉悟juéwùawareness
- 觉醒juéxǐngto awaken
- 知觉zhījuéconsciousness
Learn 嗅觉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 205: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.