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丑
chǒu
1. clown
2. 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

丑
chǒu
ugly; shameful; comedian, clown
HSK 5 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

丁丑
dīngchǒu
fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
丑时
chǒushí
1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
丑牛
chǒuniú
Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
丑角
chǒujué
clown role in opera
丑鸭
chǒuyā
(Chinese bird species) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
丢丑
diūchǒu
to lose face
乙丑
yǐchǒu
second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
出丑
chūchǒu
shameful
奇丑
qíchǒu
grotesque
子丑
zǐchǒu
first two of the twelve earthly branches [[十二地支]]
家丑
jiāchǒu
family scandal
小丑
xiǎochǒu
clown
己丑
jǐchǒu
twenty sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
癸丑
guǐchǒu
fiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033
变丑
biànchǒu
to disfigure
辛丑
xīnchǒu
thirty eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021
丑事
chǒushì
scandal
丑剧
chǒujù
absurd drama
丑化
chǒuhuà
to defame
丑怪
chǒuguài
grotesque

Alternate Entries

丑
Chǒu
surname Chou
HSK 5
丑
chǒu
shameful / ugly / disgraceful
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,900
Word Frequency Rank
2,907 of 84,292

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