U+541C "吜" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+541C "吜" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) that primarily represents the sound "chǒu" in Mandarin and is used in ancient or classical texts, often as a variant of or related to the character "丑" (chǒu), which signifies the second Earthly Branch corresponding to the Ox in the Chinese zodiac, as well as meanings of "ugly" or "clownish" in modern usage. This character is relatively rare in contemporary writing and appears mostly in historical or specialized linguistic contexts, where it functions as a phonetic or semantic component within the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideographs block. Its structure combines the "口" (mouth) radical, indicating its relation to sound or speech, with a phonetic element that reflects its pronunciation, underscoring its role as a classical variant rather than a standard modern character.