Hanja Analyzer
丑

丑 — chuk, chu

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
소 축, 수갑 추
Romanization
chuk, chu
English
clown, comedian; second earthly branch
Mandarin
chǒu
Japanese on'yomi
チュウ, チュ
Japanese kun'yomi
うし
Japanese usage
Jinmeiyō kanji
Newspaper frequency
#2,305 of 2,500
Strokes
4
Radical
一 (1, 3 residual)
Unicode
U+4E11

Korean example words with 丑

  • 정축자丁丑字 Korean gloss: 조선 세조 3년(1457) 정축년에 만든 구리 활자. 세조가 직접 쓴 ≪금강경(金剛經)≫의 정문(正文)을 자본(字本)으로 하여
  • 계축癸丑 Korean gloss: 육십갑자의 쉰째.
  • 을축乙丑 Korean gloss: 육십갑자의 둘째.
  • 정축丁丑 Korean gloss: 육십갑자의 열넷째.
  • 기축己丑 Korean gloss: 육십갑자의 스물여섯째.
  • 신축辛丑 Korean gloss: 육십갑자의 서른여덟째.
  • 축말丑末 Korean gloss: 축시(丑時)의 끝 무렵.
  • 축초丑初 Korean gloss: 축시(丑時)의 첫 무렵.
  • 축일丑日 Korean gloss: 지지(地支)가 축(丑)으로 된 날.
  • 축생丑生 Korean gloss: 축년(丑年)에 태어난 사람을 이르는 말.
  • 축정丑正 Korean gloss: 축시(丑時)의 한가운데. 오전 두 시를 이른다.
  • 축월丑月 Korean gloss: 지지(地支)가 축(丑)으로 된 달. 음력 섣달이다.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 丑

  • 丑うし the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast
  • 丑年うしどし year of the Ox
  • 丑寅うしとら northeast
  • 癸丑みずのとうし Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)
  • 乙丑きのとうし Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)
  • 丁丑ひのとのうし Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)
  • 己丑つちのとうし Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)
  • 辛丑かのとうし Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)
  • 丑の刻うしのこく hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
  • 丑の日うしのひ day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
  • 土用丑どよううし day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
  • 丑の年うしのとし year of the Ox

Characters sharing the phonetic 丑

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “뉴” in Korean.

Other hanja read “축”

Other hanja with radical 一

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