chǒu

clown

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
酉 sound component

  Sound component

yǒu

  

wine

鬼 meaning component

  Meaning component

guǐ

  

ghost

Evolution

醜 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
醜 Bronze script Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

Bronze script

Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
醜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
醜 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
醜 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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chǒu

ugly looking, homely; disgraceful; shameful; ugly

Most common words with 醜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

clown

小丑

clown

丑闻

scandal

丑陋

ugly

丑恶

ugly