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腥 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left side is the radical ⺼, a form of 肉 (meat), which grounds the meaning in animal flesh and organic matter; the right side 星 (star) provides the sound. Though the radical resembles 月 (moon), it originated as a drawing of a slab of meat, steering the character toward bodily and olfactory concepts. The character denotes the raw, fishy, or bloody odor of uncooked meat, fresh blood, and seafood, the characteristic, often unpleasant smell of raw animal protein. It is the standard Chinese term for this type of scent.
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这条鱼有点腥。
他不喜欢腥的食物。
厨房里充满了腥味。
腥气从海边飘来。
清洗后腥味减轻了。
这场面太血腥了。
腥臭的气味让人作呕。
去除腥味需要一些技巧。
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