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CHINESE CHARACTER

醜 (chǒu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

chǒu
ugly; shameful; comedian, clown
HSK —17 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

酉 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 醜.

Phonetic component

酉 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 17

Write 醜 in 17 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 醜 (chǒu) mean in Chinese?

ugly; shameful; comedian, clown

How do you write 醜 in stroke order?

醜 has 17 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 醜?

酉 is the radical in 醜. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 醜?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.