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丑

Traditional: 醜

chǒu

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chǒu · cau2 (Jyutping)

  1. clown
  2. 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
  3. ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
  4. shameful
  5. ugly
  6. disgraceful
  7. surname Chou

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

丑

Meaning
clown, comedian; second earthly branch
Radical
一
Strokes
4
Components
⿻刀二
Cangjie
NG
Four-corner
1710.5

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