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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
chǒu - surname Chou
chǒu - clown
- 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
- ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
chǒu - shameful
- ugly
- disgraceful

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 5 2,675 5,012 2,171

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Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
小丑 - 7 2,476 19,472 9,579
5 5 2,675 5,012 2,171
丑陋 - 7 4,871 15,679 9,868
丑闻 - 7 5,909 10,230 18,050
出丑 - 8 9,620 40,941 28,103
丑恶 6 8 12,441 18,859 17,538
丑八怪 - - 14,253 56,836 30,359
丑事 - - 15,996 49,168 42,555
丑话 - - 27,322 84,291 62,571
家丑 - - 34,474 60,920 52,508
丑化 - - 35,131 37,519 28,801
丑角 - - 41,377 64,288 54,546
丑态 - - 43,185 57,690 39,806
献丑 - - 43,346 56,416 31,644
丢丑 - - 45,927 - 78,906
丑相 - - 47,160 - 91,757