Definitions
(adjective)
ugly; unattractive
(adjective)
shameful; disgraceful
(noun)
2nd Earthly Branch, the Ox, 1:00-3:00 AM in the traditional timekeeping system
About
The character 丑, when representing the meaning 'ugly', is the simplified form of the traditional character 醜, which combines the semantic component 酉, denoting wine or fermentation, with the phonetic component 鬼, meaning ghost, to suggest a vile or repulsive quality. Originally, 醜 conveyed notions of physical repulsiveness or shameful behavior, but its simplification adopted the graphically simpler 丑, a character historically depicting a twisted hand and used as an earthly branch in calendrical systems. This structural shift removed the semantic clues, leading 丑 to function primarily as a symbol for ugliness or a clown in modern contexts, while its earlier associations with distortion or the earthly branch have become secondary.
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这个娃娃很丑。
她不喜欢丑的东西。
他的行为很丑陋。
丑角在舞台上表演。
这桩丑闻震惊了全国。
不要丑化别人的形象。
他揭露了公司的丑恶内幕。
丑恶势力最终会被打败。