噁 (ě): (variant of 恶) to feel nauseated

Meanings

那股怪味让他觉得噁心。

Nà gǔ guàiwèi ràng tā juéde ěxīn.

The strong smell made him feel nauseated.

古书里，这个字和恶心的恶写法相同。

Gǔshū lǐ, zhège zì hé ěxīn de ě xiě fǎ xiāngtóng.

In old texts, this character is written the same as the 恶 in 恶心.

usage

噁 is an old variant form of 恶 in its 'nausea' sense (噁心 = 恶心). In modern writing the simple 恶 form is used instead.

radical

口 kǒu

mouth

口 ('mouth') on the left fits the meaning — nausea is the urge centered at the mouth and throat.

phonetic

惡 è

evil; bad (phonetic)

The right side is the traditional 惡 (modern simplified 恶), supplying both the sound and the link to its 'nausea' sense — the same character read ě.

噁 ě