• 1898th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 40 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chǒu (Chou3)surname Chou
2. chǒu (chou3)clown • 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
3. chǒu (chou3)shameful • ugly • disgraceful

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

小丑 
丑闻 (醜聞)
丑陋 (醜陋)

Uncommon

出丑 (出醜)
变丑 (變醜)
辛丑 
丑恶 (醜惡)
丑态 (醜態)

RareShow 32

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.