The story of 丑

twist, clown

丑 is the picture of twisting fingers. 丑 has the meaning of twisting, but such meaning has been replaced by 扭, now 丑 is used to means the 2nd earthly branch (地支). On the other hand, 丑 also means clown, a clown always amuse the others by twisting his face.

Vocabulary of 丑

  • 小丑 (clown
  • it should be 小醜)

Classification

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