惭 cán
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 斩 to chop, to cut, to sever
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
惭愧
cánkuì
ashamed
Characters in this word
愧 kuì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 鬼 ghost
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 听完老人的经历，他为自己先前的偏见感到惭愧。 Tīng wán lǎorén de jīnglì, tā wèi zìjǐ xiānqián de piānjiàn gǎndào cánkuì. After hearing the old man's experience, he felt ashamed of his earlier prejudice.
- 我没能帮上忙，心里很惭愧。 Wǒ méi néng bāng shàng máng, xīnli hěn cánkuì. I could not help, and I feel very ashamed.
- 看到朋友这么努力，我觉得有点惭愧。 Kàndào péngyou zhème nǔlì, wǒ juéde yǒudiǎn cánkuì. Seeing my friend work so hard, I feel a little ashamed.
Related words
- 不愧 búkuì to be worthy of; as expected
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title
- 羞愧 xiūkuì ashamed; abashed
- 过意不去 guòyìbúqù to feel apologetic; to feel bad about something
- 孤零零 gūlínglíng all alone; solitary
- 悔恨 huǐhèn to regret deeply; remorse
- 孤单 gūdān lonely; alone
- 嫉妒 jídù to be jealous of; to envy
- 低落 dīluò low; downcast; depressed
- 反感 fǎngǎn dislike; aversion; to feel disgusted by
- 沉闷 chénmèn oppressive; dull; stuffy
- 不平 bùpíng uneven; injustice; indignant