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丑 can refer to the astrological time of the ox, or a Chinese surname, Chou.
丑 represents the 2nd earthly branch. In daily time, 1:00-3:00 AM, or the 12th/last month in the Chinese calendar.
In an ancient year-naming scheme, this can represent the year of the Ox (one of twelve animals paired with one of five element characters yielding a 60-year cycle).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 丑 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
丑 see styles |
chǒu chou3 ch`ou chou ushi うし |
More info & calligraphy: Chou(1) the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 丑の刻) hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); (3) (obsolete) north-northeast; (4) (obsolete) twelfth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Chuu |
醜 丑 see styles |
chǒu chou3 ch`ou chou shuu / shu しゅう |
shameful; ugly; disgraceful (noun or adjectival noun) (1) ugliness; (2) shame; disgrace; (personal name) Muneyuki Ugly, shameful, shame, disgraceful. |
丁丑 see styles |
dīng chǒu ding1 chou3 ting ch`ou ting chou hinotonoushi; teichuu / hinotonoshi; techu ひのとのうし; ていちゅう |
fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057 (See 干支・1) Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057) |
丑一 see styles |
ushikazu うしかず |
(personal name) Ushikazu |
丑三 see styles |
ushizou / ushizo うしぞう |
(given name) Ushizou |
丑上 see styles |
ushiue うしうえ |
(surname) Ushiue |
丑丸 see styles |
ushimaru うしまる |
(surname) Ushimaru |
丑二 see styles |
chuuji / chuji ちゅうじ |
(given name) Chuuji |
丑井 see styles |
ushii / ushi うしい |
(surname) Ushii |
丑吉 see styles |
ushikichi うしきち |
(given name) Ushikichi |
丑場 see styles |
ushiba うしば |
(surname) Ushiba |
丑夫 see styles |
ushio うしお |
(personal name) Ushio |
丑子 see styles |
ushiko うしこ |
(surname) Ushiko |
丑寅 see styles |
ushitora うしとら |
(archaism) northeast; (place-name, surname) Ushitora |
丑尾 see styles |
ushio うしお |
(surname) Ushio |
丑屋 see styles |
ushiya うしや |
(surname) Ushiya |
丑山 see styles |
ushiyama うしやま |
(place-name, surname) Ushiyama |
丑岡 see styles |
ushioka うしおか |
(surname) Ushioka |
丑島 see styles |
ushishima うししま |
(surname) Ushishima |
丑嶋 see styles |
ushishima うししま |
(surname) Ushishima |
丑年 see styles |
ushidoshi うしどし |
year of the ox |
丑恵 see styles |
ushie うしえ |
(given name) Ushie |
丑手 see styles |
ushide うしで |
(place-name) Ushide |
丑時 丑时 see styles |
chǒu shí chou3 shi2 ch`ou shih chou shih |
1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) |
丑木 see styles |
ushiki うしき |
(surname) Ushiki |
丑末 see styles |
ushimatsu うしまつ |
(personal name) Ushimatsu |
丑村 see styles |
ushimura うしむら |
(surname) Ushimura |
丑松 see styles |
ushimatsu うしまつ |
(given name) Ushimatsu |
丑次 see styles |
ushiji うしじ |
(personal name) Ushiji |
丑永 see styles |
ushinaga うしなが |
(surname) Ushinaga |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Chou | 丑 | chuu / chu | chǒu / chou3 / chou | ch`ou / chou |
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