chǒu

ugly; clown; shameful

HSK 5 #1901

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1901st character
Radical ⼀ (1.3)
Strokes 4
Index # 177
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

丑 chǒu
  1. 1. ugly
  2. 2. clown
  3. 3. shameful
  4. 4. disgraceful
  5. 5. 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
  6. 6. surname Chou
  7. 7. ancient Chinese compass point: 30°

Stroke order

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Words containing 丑

Word Meaning
ugly; repulsive
clown
ugly
scandal
to make a fool of sb or oneself; to be humiliated
ugly person
scandal
ugly talk; vulgarity; obscenity
family scandal; skeleton in the closet
to smear; to defame; to vilify
clown; buffoon; clown role in opera
shameful performance; disgraceful situation
to lose face
ugly expression; unsightly manners
fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
(bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
(bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
to lose face
insignificant wretch
second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
extremely ugly; hideous; grotesque
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