丑 — Chinese character
丑
chǒu
ugly; shameful; comedian, clown
- Pinyin
- chǒu
- Radical
- 1 ⼀ (One)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 刀 二
- Traditional
- 醜
- Japanese
- 丑 as a kanji
Common words with 丑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丑闻 (醜聞) | chǒu wén | scandal |
| 丑陋 (醜陋) | chǒu lòu | ugly |
| 小丑 | xiǎo chǒu | clown |
| 丑恶 (醜惡) | chǒu è | ugly; repulsive |
| 丑事 (醜事) | chǒu shì | scandal |
| 丑化 (醜化) | chǒu huà | to defame; to libel |
| 出丑 (出醜) | chū chǒu | to make a fool of oneself |
| 辛丑 | xīn chǒu | thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021; cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprisi |
| 丑八怪 (醜八怪) | chǒu bā guài | ugly person |
| 丑态 (醜態) | chǒu tài | shameful performance; disgraceful situation |
| 丑行 (醜行) | chǒu xíng | scandal |
| 丑角 | chǒu jué | clown role in opera; clown |
English words written with 丑
丑 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 19
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