丑

See also 醜

Translingual

Han character

丑 (radical 1 一+3, 4 strokes, cangjie input 弓土 (NG), four-corner 1710₅)

1. clown, comedian
2. second of twelve earthly branches (十二支): ox (牛) of Chinese zodiac
3. simplified form of 醜

References

• KangXi: page 77, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23
• Dae Jaweon: page 154, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 12, character 7
• Unihan data for U+4E11

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Cantonese

Hanzi

丑 (traditional 醜, jyutping cau2, Yale chau2)

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Japanese

Kanji

丑 (“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. 1:00 AM to 3:00 AM.
2. The ox, the second sign of Chinese zodiac.

Readings

• On: ちゅう (chū)
• Kun: うし (ushi)
• Nanori: ひろ (hiro)

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Korean

Hanja

丑
Eumhun:

• Sound (hangeul): 축, 추 (revised: chuk, chu, McCune-Reischauer: ch'uk, ch'u)

• Name (hangeul): 소, 이름 (revised: so, ileum, McCune-Reischauer: so, irǔm)

References

• Naver Hanja Dictionary: 丑

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Adjective

丑 (simplified, Pinyin chǒu, traditional 醜)

1. ugly

Noun

丑

1. clown

Hanzi

丑 (traditional 醜, pinyin chǒu (chou3), Wade-Giles ch'ou³)

Usage notes

Both 丑 and 醜 are simplified into 丑.

Compounds

compound words that contain 丑

变丑 丑恶 丑化

丑事 丑闻 丢丑

小丑 变丑

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Vietnamese

Han character

丑 (sửu, giấu, sấu, xấu)

References

• Nom Foundation