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丑
醜
chǒu
1. shameful
2. ugly
3. disgraceful
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)

露丑
lòuchǒu
to make a fool of oneself
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
丑化
chǒuhuà
to defame
丑怪
chǒuguài
grotesque
丑恶
chǒuè
ugly
HSK 6
丑态
chǒutài
shameful performance
丑相
chǒuxiàng
ugly expression
丑闻
chǒuwén
scandal
丑行
chǒuxíng
scandal
丑诋
chǒudǐ
to slander
丑话
chǒuhuà
ugly talk
丑陋
chǒulòu
ugly
丑类
chǒulèi
villain
丁丑
dīngchǒu
fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
乙丑
yǐchǒu
second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
出丑
chūchǒu
shameful

Alternate Entries

丑
Chǒu
surname Chou
HSK 5
丑
chǒu
clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
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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