难 nán
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 又 and, also, again, in addition 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
难为情
nánwéiqíng
embarrassed; bashful; awkward
Characters in this word
为 wèi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
情 qíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他意识到自己的判断过于武断，脸上露出难为情的神色。 Tā yìshí dào zìjǐ de pànduàn guòyú wǔduàn, liǎn shàng lùchū nánwéiqíng de shénsè. He realised his judgement had been too arbitrary, and an embarrassed expression appeared on his face.
- 当着大家的面唱歌，她有点难为情。 Dāngzhe dàjiā de miàn chànggē, tā yǒudiǎn nánwéiqíng. Singing in front of everyone, she felt a little shy.
- 这么小的忙，你还送礼，我都觉得难为情。 Zhème xiǎo de máng, nǐ hái sòng lǐ, wǒ dōu juéde nánwéiqíng. It was such a small favour and you even gave a gift; I feel embarrassed.