丑

Usage notes
In Mainland China's Modern Chinese General Chinese Characters Stroke Order Standard and , the third stroke touches the first stroke  but does not cross over it. In the Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong standards, the third stroke crosses over the first stroke.

Glyph origin
– a hand.

Etymology 1
proposes that 丑 graphically depicts the claw-like "final, narrow phase of the moon"; he glosses it as "thing that pinches > pincer" and groups it into a word-family which is based on and also includes
 * ~, which equally uses or  as phonophoric, as noted by  and ;
 * ~, with which Shuowen glosses ;
 * , suggested to mean "animals' fingers" by.
 * , suggested to mean "animals' fingers" by.

Its association with the ox is from ; compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Definitions

 * 1) second of twelve earthly branches
 * 2)  ox

Etymology 2
From :

Definitions

 * 1) clown; comedian

Kanji

 * 1:00 AM to 3:00 AM.
 * 1) The ox, the second sign of Chinese zodiac.

Etymology 1
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) the, the second of the twelve

Etymology 2
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) the, the second of the twelve

Etymology 1
From a corrupted or unorthodox reading. The original reading is based on Middle Chinese.

Etymology 2
From.