ugly, disgraceful, clown, second earthly branch
Animated Stroke Order 丑
Stroke Order Diagrams 丑

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 丑
Download and print worksheets to practice writing 丑
FREE

Preview of Portrait worksheet
HSK Vocabulary: 丑
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 丑 is used in context
1
tā他
zài在
jù剧
zhōng中
bàn扮
yǎn演
yí一
gè个
chǒu丑
jué角
。
He plays a clown in the play.
2
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.
3
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.
4
tā他
de的
xíng行
wéi为
hěn很
chǒu丑
è恶
。
His behavior is very ugly.
5
nà那
ge个
gù故
shì事
jiē揭
lù露
le了
shè社
huì会
de的
chǒu丑
è恶
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
That story exposes the ugly phenomena in society.
6
miàn面
duì对
chǒu丑
è恶
de的
xiàn现
shí实
,
tā她
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
dì地
zhàn站
chū出
lái来
。
Facing the ugly reality, she chose to stand up bravely.
7
zhè这
ge个
chǒu丑
wén闻
ràng让
hěn很
duō多
rén人
shī失
wàng望
。
This scandal disappointed many people.
8
gōng公
sī司
zuì最
jìn近
bào爆
chū出
cái财
wù务
chǒu丑
wén闻
,
gǔ股
jià价
dà大
fú幅
xià下
diē跌
。
The company recently exposed a financial scandal, causing its stock price to drop significantly.
9
jǐn尽
guǎn管
chǒu丑
wén闻
chán缠
shēn身
,
tā他
yī依
rán然
shì试
tú图
tōng通
guò过
gōng公
kāi开
dào道
qiàn歉
lái来
wǎn挽
huí回
gōng公
zhòng众
xíng形
xiàng象
。
Despite being entangled in scandals, he still tried to salvage his public image through a public apology.
10
zhè这
ge个
wán玩
jù具
hěn很
chǒu丑
lòu陋
。
This toy is very ugly.
Information
Traditional醜
Radical一
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1097
Zhuyinㄔㄡˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+4E11
CangjieNG
☯️
Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality