The traditional character 醜 is much more complex than the simplified 丑. In classical Chinese, 丑 originally referred to the second Earthly Branch (used in the traditional calendar), not ugliness.
usage
丑 can describe appearance (ugly) or behavior (shameful/disgraceful). 出丑 means 'to make a fool of oneself.'
Components
ideograph
丑chǒu
ugly; second Earthly Branch
Unitary abstract symbol fusing two senses: the second Earthly Branch and (after the 1956 reform) the negative 'ugly' that replaced traditional 醜. Indexed under Kangxi #1 一 (yī) by tradition, with no visible radical-element in the modern form. Historically pictured a hand with extended fingernails.
Filed under radical 一 (yī, #1) by convention. 一 is not a separate component in 丑, so no strokes are highlighted.
