丑

醜
chǒu
HSK 5
#1,898 most
frequent character
clown, surname Chou
noun
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

丑 is a picture of a hand with the fingernails marked. It first meant fingernails. The second Earthly Branch sense was borrowed for its sound, and ugly or shameful was also borrowed for sound.

Drawn as: hand with marked fingernails

丑 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
羞
sound7 characters
纽扭羞钮妞忸狃
picture1 character
衄

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Example Sentences

这个小丑很好笑。
zhègè xiǎochǒu hěnhǎo xiào 。
This clown is very funny.
他的画画得很丑。
tāde huà huà déhěn chǒu 。
His painting is very ugly.
她穿的衣服有点丑。
tā chuānde yīfú yǒudiǎn chǒu 。
The clothes she is wearing are a bit ugly.

Words with similar meanings

难看nánkàn
unattractive
More general term for something that is not visually appealing.
丑陋chǒulòu
ugly
A more intense term for something that is very ugly, often used in a stronger context.

Homophones

瞅chǒu
to look (in a secret and quick way)

Words Starting With 丑

丑恶chǒu è
ugly; repulsive

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