TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
醜
醜 ＝ 鬼 ＋ 酉
ㄔㄡˇ · chǒu
adj — ugly; shameful, disgraceful
字源 FORM — what the parts do
酉聲yǒu — gives the sounda wine jar
IFTyǒu → chǒu — worn across the whole syllable
A ghost (鬼) is the picture of what repels — 說文 reads it "loathsome." 酉 yǒu, the wine jar, carries the sound, worn to chǒu. From repulsive comes plain ugly (醜陋) and scandalous (醜事).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個鬼（鬼）撞見了——那張臉，看一眼就想躲。
A ghost (鬼) looms up — one look at that face and you want to turn away.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)可惡— loathsome, repulsive
→醜陋— ugly常用
⇒醜事、出醜— a scandal, a disgrace
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension