丑 chǒu

clown, comedian; 2nd terrestrial branch

HSK 5 #1901

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

丑 stroke order diagram
丑 stroke order animation

WORDS

丑恶 chǒu è
HSK 6
ugly; repulsive
小丑 xiǎo chǒu clown
丑陋 chǒu lòu ugly
丑闻 chǒu wén scandal
出丑 chū chǒu shameful; scandalous; to be humiliated; to make a fool of sb or oneself; to make sb lose face
丑八怪 chǒu bā guài ugly person
丑事 chǒu shì scandal
丑话 chǒu huà ugly talk; vulgarity; obscenity
家丑 jiā chǒu family scandal; skeleton in the closet
丑化 chǒu huà to defame; to libel; to defile; to smear; to vilify
丑角 chǒu jué clown role in opera; clown; buffoon
丑态 chǒu tài shameful performance; disgraceful situation
丢丑 diū chǒu to lose face
丑相 chǒu xiàng ugly expression; unsightly manners
丁丑 dīng chǒu fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
丑时 chǒu shí 1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
丑時 chǒu shí 1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
丑牛 chǒu niú Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
丑鸭 chǒu yā (bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
丑鴨 chǒu yā (bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
丟丑 diū chǒu to lose face
幺麽小丑 yāo mó xiǎo chǒu insignificant wretch
乙丑 yǐ chǒu second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 ér bù xián mǔ chǒu ， gǒu bù xián jiā pín a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
奇丑 qí chǒu grotesque; extremely ugly; hideous
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