Character data
Character data
| HSK | 5 |
| Frequency | 1901st character |
| Radical | ⼀ (1.3) |
| Strokes | 4 |
| Index # | 177 |
| TRADITIONAL | 醜 |
Definitions
| 丑 chǒu |
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Stroke order
Words containing 丑
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extremely ugly; incomparably hideous
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see 兒不嫌母醜，儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫[er2 bu4 xian2 mu3 chou3 , gou3 bu4 xian2 jia1 pin2]
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by ext., the earthly branches
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don't share family problems outside
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keep family problems private; don't trust gossip
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fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
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clownfish; anemonefish
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clownfish; anemonefish
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twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
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fiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033
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short, ugly and poor man
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to disfigure
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38th year in sexagenary cycle; in Boxer treaty
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Boxer Protocol, 1901 treaty after Boxer War
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Boxer Protocol, 1901 treaty with foreign powers
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ugly people act weird to get noticed
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absurd drama; farce; disgraceful show
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an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
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you must face it sooner or later
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ugly duckling; The Ugly Duckling story
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grotesque
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scandal
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to slander
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let's talk about the unpleasant things first
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villain; evil person
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