Pinyin "chou3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chou3" is split up into two parts: "ch" and "ou3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ch"

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou3"

In the outhouse's living room.

Characters pronounced chou3

丑
醜
chǒu = ch + ou3
shameful / ugly / disgraceful
丑
chǒu = ch + ou3
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°
丑 = 二 + 刀 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) finds a very ugly (丑) ox (丑) in the outhouse (ou3) and decides to destroy it with a cleaver (刀) because it is so ugly. He'll soon notice that the ox has been hooked up to a charged capacitor (二) so that anyone trying to damage it will be shocked.
瞅
chǒu = ch + ou3
(dialect) to look at
瞅 = 目 + 秋 : The Eye of Providence (目) and Charlie Chaplin (ch) are looking at (瞅) their autumn (秋) harvest: only a single pumpkin. They look (瞅) at each other worriedly and wonder how they will survive winter in the outhouse's living room (ou3).
瞅
矁
chǒu = ch + ou3
old variant of 瞅[chou3]
杻
chǒu = ch + ou3
handcuffs
丒
chǒu = ch + ou3
variant of 醜|丑[chou3]
侴
chǒu = ch + ou3
surname Chou
偢
chǒu = ch + ou3
to stare at
吜
chǒu = ch + ou3
(onom.)
杽
chǒu = ch + ou3
a kind of wooden handcuffs