丑 chǒu — ugly; unsightly
丑
Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #177
Traditional:
醜
chǒu chou3
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
adjective
- (形声。从鬼,酉声。古人以为鬼的面貌最丑,故从鬼。本义:貌丑。按:在古代,“醜”和“丑”是两个字,意义各不相同,除作地支和时辰用“丑”以外,都不能写作“丑”。现在“醜”字简化为“丑”)
- hateful e.g 丑名 · 丑言 · 丑攀谈 · 丑徒 · 丑语
- dirty e.g 丑秽
- numerous e.g 丑虏 · 丑杂
- ugly e.g 丑露 · 丑状
- bad e.g 丑田
- disgraceful;scandalous e.g 丑行 丑吒
- same e.g 丑夷 · 丑侪
verb
- detest e.g 丑沮
- insult
- anger e.g 丑诋 丑辞
- be shamed e.g 丑比 · 丑剌剌 · 丑辱
noun
- evil person e.g 丑逆 · 丑徒 · 丑贼生
- anus e.g 去丑
- fantasticality
- clown;buffoon
- (象形。甲骨文象爪形。①本义:爪 ②地支的第二位)
- 地支的第二位
- 与天干相配,用以纪年。如:一九八五年为农历乙丑年
- 用以纪月,即农历十二月
- 用以纪日
- 用以纪时,即早晨一时至三时
- ox e.g 丑肉 · 丑宝
- clown e.g 丑三 · 丑旦
- 姓
Related words
- 丑恶 hideous; vile; repulsive
- 丑闻 scandal
- 丑陋 ugly
- 小丑 a clown; a buffoon
- 丑角 clown; buffoon
- 出丑 shameful/scandalous/to be humiliated/to make a fool of sb or oneself/to lose fac
- 丑事 scandal
- 丑化 to uglify; to make ugly or despicable
- 丑态 shameful performance/disgraceful situation
- 家丑 family scandal
- 丑话 ugly talk/vulgarity/obscenity
- 丑剧 a shameful, ugly farce
- 献丑 to show one's unworthy skill, humbly
- 丑小鸭 the Ugly Duckling; an overlooked talent that blossoms
- 丑八怪 ugly person/wretch
- 丢丑 lose face
- 遮丑 to cover up one's shortcomings; to gloss over a fault
- 丑行 shameful conduct; disgraceful behavior
- 丑类 evildoers; vile people
- 子丑寅卯 the Earthly Branches; the whole details (of a matter)