丑

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.
丑
醜
chǒu = ch + ou3
shameful / ugly / disgraceful

丑 character breakdown

二
èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
二 = 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor, because the two strokes remind me of the symbol in electrical drawings. Albert Einstein (Ø) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一).
刀
da̅o = d + ao1
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
刀 = ㇆ + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: 刀 looks like a cleaver (while 刂 looks like a kitchen knife).

Don Quixote (d) serves his good deed of the day in front of the aorta (ao1). In order to feed the people, he uses a plow (㇆) to dig up bananas (丿), and cuts them into slices with a broad cleaver (刀).

Characters with 丑 as component

扭
niǔ = ni + ou3
to turn / to twist / to wring / to sprain / to swing one's hips
扭 = 丑 + 扌 : An ugly ox (丑) is charging at Nefertiti (ni) in the outhouse (ou3), but Nefertiti just swings her hips (扭) and turns him around (扭) using a toy claw (扌).
羞
xiu̅ = xi + ou1
shy / ashamed / shame / bashful / variant of 饈|馐[xiu1] / delicacies
羞 = 丑 + 羊 : Marie Curie (xi) arranged a blind date for two friends in front of the outhouse (ou1). The two friends are an ox (丑) and a sheep (羊). As they see each other for the first time, both are very shy (羞).
纽
紐
niǔ = ni + ou3
to turn / to wrench / button / nu (Greek letter Νν)
纽 = 丑 + 纟 : The ugly ox (丑) complained about his itching belly button (纽) in front of Nefertiti (ni) in the outhouse (ou3). Promptly Nefertiti turns (纽) him around and finds that there is a silk worm (纟) looking out of his belly button (纽), which she pulls out with a wrench (纽).
衰
shua̅i = shu + ai1
to decline / to wane / to become weak or feeble
衰 = 丑 + 衣 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is feeling very awkward in front of the airplane (ai1). He is on a date with an ox (丑), but the oxen's kilt (衣) is so old and feeble (衰) that it is falling apart.
衰
cui̅ = cu + ei1
mourning garments
钮
鈕
niǔ = ni + ou3
button
妞
niu̅ = ni + ou1
girl
杻
chǒu = ch + ou3
handcuffs
杻
niǔ = ni + ou3
handcuffs / red apricot
衄
nǜ = nü + Ø4
to bleed from the nose (or from the ears, gums etc) / fig. to be defeated
衄
䶊
nǜ = nü + Ø4
old variant of 衄[nü4]

Words with 丑

小
丑
clown
家
家
丑
醜
family scandal / skeleton in the closet
献
獻
丑
醜
(used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display
家
家
丑
醜
不
不
可
可
外
外
扬
揚
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
小
小
丑
丑
鱼
魚
clownfish / anemonefish
己
丑
twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
癸
丑
fiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033
矮
矮
丑
醜
穷
窮
(Internet slang) (of a man) unmarriageable (lit. short, ugly and poor) / opposite: 高富帥|高富帅[gao1 fu4 shuai4]
变
變
丑
醜
to disfigure
辛
丑
thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021 / cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising
辛
辛
丑
丑
条
條
约
約
Boxer Protocol of 1901 signed in Beijing, ending the Eight-power Allied Force intervention after the Boxer uprising
子
丑
first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支 / by ext., the earthly branches
家
家
丑
醜
不
不
可
可
外
外
传
傳
lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
家
家
丑
醜
不
不
可
可
外
外
传
傳
，
，
,
流
流
言
言
切
切
莫
莫
轻
輕
信
信
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.

Sentences with 丑

丑 currently does not appear in any sentence.