丑 (chǒu): Ugly — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5 Writing 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 丑

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 丑

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

丑

一one

手hand

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4.

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5.

How to Use 丑

Negative appearance and character

丑 + adjectivenoun

Describes ugliness, shame, or unpleasant social meaning.

6.

Example Sentences

Tā他

jué觉

de得

zì自

jǐ己

de的

zì

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一one

+手hand

A hand (手) twisted or grasping, symbolizing awkwardness or ugliness — ugly or shameful.

HSK 6

chǒu丑

è恶

ugly; repulsive; hideous

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chǒu丑

lòu陋

Ugly / unsightly

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chǒu丑

wén闻

Scandal

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiǎo小

chǒu丑

Clown / Buffoon

字

xiě写

de得

hěn很

chǒu丑

。

He thinks his handwriting is very ugly.

jiā家

lǐ里

rén人

bù不

yuàn愿

tí提

qǐ起

nà那

zhuāng桩

chǒu丑

shì事

。

The family doesn't want to mention that disgraceful affair.

zhè这

zuò座

jiàn建

zhù筑

de的

wài外

guān观

hěn很

chǒu丑

lòu陋

。

The appearance of this building is very ugly.

zhè这

qǐ起

zhèng政

zhì治

chǒu丑

wén闻

zhèn震

jīng惊

le了

quán全

guó国

。

This political scandal shocked the whole country.

mǎ马

xì戏

tuán团

lǐ里

yǒu有

yí一

gè个

xiǎo小

chǒu丑

。

There is a clown in the circus.

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