Depicts of a hand or paw with fingernails or claws. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. In simplified Chinese 丑 is also used to mean "ugly", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 醜.
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Historical Evolution
丑
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
丑
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
丑
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
丑
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
丑
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
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Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
丑
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
丑 [Chǒu]
surname Chou
丑 [chǒu]
clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
丑 / 醜 [chǒu]
shameful; ugly; disgraceful
Japanese
noun
- the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)
- hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
- north-northeast
- twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
丑 うし
Ushi unclassified name
丑 ちゅう
Chuu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (51)
小丑 [xiǎochǒu] #2,476
clown
丑闻 [chǒuwén] #5,909
scandal
丑陋 [chǒulòu] #4,871
ugly
丑恶 [chǒu'è] #12,441
ugly
出丑 [chūchǒu] #9,620
shameful
丑八怪 [chǒubāguài] #14,253
ugly person
丑事 [chǒushì] #15,996
scandal
丑化 [chǒuhuà] #35,131
to defame
家丑 [jiāchǒu] #34,474
family scandal
丑态 [chǒutài] #43,185
shameful performance
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
丑三つ時 [うしみつどき] #65,742
dead of night
丑の刻参り [うしのこくまいり] #85,024
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
草木も眠る丑三つ時 [くさきもねむるうしみつどき] #89,591
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
土用の丑の日 [どようのうしのひ] #118,979
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)
丑の日 [うしのひ] #149,847
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
己丑 [つちのとうし] #165,296
Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)
癸丑 [みずのとうし] #184,729
Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)
乙丑 [きのとうし] #189,886
Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)
丁丑 [ひのとのうし] #193,211
Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)
丑年 [うしどし] #196,495
year of the Ox
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