Chinese symbol for “clown”
丑
chǒu
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°
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clown is 丑 (chǒu), defined as: 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°.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “clown”
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clown”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.