丑

chǒu

“Clown” in Chinese is 丑 (chǒu).

Other characters with the syllable chou: see all 11 →

Meaning

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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shameful
ugly
disgraceful
surname Chou

Example

美丽、丑陋、富有、贫穷、强壮和虚弱都是形容词。

Beautiful, ugly, rich, poor, strong, and weak are examples of adjectives.

From 丑陋 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 丑

丑恶chǒu'èuglyHSK 7-9 丑陋chǒulòuuglyHSK 7-9 丑闻chǒuwénscandalHSK 7-9 出丑chūchǒuto make a fool of oneselfHSK 7-9 小丑xiǎochǒuclownHSK 7-9

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