醜
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chǒu · ugly

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

17Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

酉Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 醜

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Example sentences

Notice where 醜 sits in each complete thought.

Tāng mǔ zài mǎ lì miàn qián chū chǒu le.湯姆在瑪莉面前出醜了。

Tom made a fool of himself in front of Mary.

Source: Tatoeba #13726687 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào děng dào rén rén dōu shuō nǐ chǒu shí cái fā xiàn zì jǐ zhēn de chǒu.不要等到人人都說你醜時才發現自己真的醜。

Do not wait until everyone says that you are ugly before realising that you really are ugly.

Source: Tatoeba #838450 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhēn shì gè chǒu wén!真是個醜聞!

What a scandal!

Source: Tatoeba #13139011 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè bǎ yǐzi hěn chǒu.這把椅子很醜。

This chair is ugly.

Source: Tatoeba #793289 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhōu cháng zuì jìn de chǒu wén diàn wū le tā yuán běn wán měi wú xiá de zhèng jì.州長最近的醜聞玷污了她原本完美無瑕的政績。

The governor's recent scandal was a blight on her otherwise pristine track record.

Source: Tatoeba #13551862 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 醜 in context

  1. Say chǒu, then recall the core meaning: ugly.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 醜 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.