丑时 chǒushí 1-3 a.m. Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 丑 chǒu [Earthly Branch] the second of the twelve Earthly Branches, associated with the ox; also refers to the time from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m.时 時 shí shichen any of the twelve two-hour periods into which the day was traditionally divided