Clown in Chinese (Mandarin): 小丑 (xiǎochǒu)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 小丑

• 小

  Small.

  3 strokes

• 丑

  Ugly; also a clown role in Chinese opera.

  4 strokes

In Chinese opera, the clown role is called 丑 (chǒu), so a clown is a 小丑. The circus is 马戏团 (mǎxìtuán).

More examples with 小丑

• 小丑的鼻子是红色的。

  小丑的鼻子是紅色的。

  Xiǎochǒu de bízi shì hóngsè de.

  The clown's nose is red.

• 小丑让我们笑。

  小丑讓我們笑。

  Xiǎochǒu ràng wǒmen xiào.

  The clown makes us laugh.

How to write 小丑 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.