Ugly in Chinese (Mandarin): 丑 (chǒu)
丑
chǒu
ugly
- Simplified
- 丑
- Traditional
- 醜
- Pinyin
- chǒu
- Typed as
- chou
Use it in a sentence
怪兽很丑。
怪獸很醜。
The monster is very ugly.
The characters in 丑
丑 / 醜
Ugly.
4 strokes
Third tone. 丑 is also the second of the twelve earthly branches, linked with the ox. The Ugly Duckling is 丑小鸭 (chǒu xiǎoyā).
More examples with 丑
丑小鸭变成了天鹅。
醜小鴨變成了天鵝。
Chǒu xiǎoyā biàn chéng le tiān'é.
The ugly duckling became a swan.
这个面具很丑。
這個面具很醜。
Zhège miànjù hěn chǒu.
This mask is ugly.
How to write 丑 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
丑 4 strokes
In Traditional characters:
醜 17 strokes
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