丑

ugly; shameful; comedian, clown; surname Chou; 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°; disgraceful

Strokes
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Pinyin
chǒu

Parts

Built from 丑

Words with 丑

  1. 丁丑dīng chǒu · dingchoufourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
  2. 丑时chǒu shí · choushi1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
  3. 丑牛chǒu niú · chouniuYear 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
  4. 丑角chǒu jué · choujueclown role in opera; clown; buffoon
  5. 丑鸭chǒu yā · chouya(bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
  6. 丢丑diū chǒu · diuchouto lose face
  7. 乙丑yǐ chǒu · yichousecond year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
  8. 出丑chū chǒu · chuchouto make a fool of oneself
  9. 吃藕chī ǒu · chiou(slang) unattractive; ugly (derived from near homophone 醜|丑[chou3])
  10. 地支dì zhī · dizhithe 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
  11. 奇丑qí chǒu · qichougrotesque; extremely ugly; hideous
  12. 子丑zǐ chǒu · zichoufirst two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支; by ext., the earthly branches
  13. 家丑jiā chǒu · jiachoufamily scandal; skeleton in the closet
  14. 小丑xiǎo chǒu · xiaochouclown
  15. 己丑jǐ chǒu · jichoutwenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
  16. 献丑xiàn chǒu · xianchou(used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display
  17. 癸丑guǐ chǒu · guichoufiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033
  18. 辛丑xīn chǒu · xinchouthirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021; cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising
  19. 丑事chǒu shì · choushiscandal
  20. 丑剧chǒu jù · choujuabsurd drama; farce; disgraceful show
  21. 丑化chǒu huà · chouhuato defame; to libel; to defile
  22. 丑国chǒu guó · chouguo(slang) United States; USA; US
  23. 丑怪chǒu guài · chouguaigrotesque
  24. 丑恶chǒu è · choueugly; repulsive
  25. 丑态chǒu tài · choutaishameful performance; disgraceful situation
  26. 丑相chǒu xiàng · chouxiangugly expression; unsightly manners
  27. 丑闻chǒu wén · chouwenscandal
  28. 丑行chǒu xíng · chouxingscandal
  29. 丑诋chǒu dǐ · choudito slander
  30. 丑话chǒu huà · chouhuaugly talk; vulgarity; obscenity

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