羞 xiū
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 羊 — sheep, goat
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
羞耻
xiūchǐ
shameful; ashamed
Characters in this word
耻 chǐ
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 考试作弊被抓，他感到深深的羞耻。 Kǎoshì zuòbì bèi zhuā, tā gǎndào shēnshēn de xiūchǐ. Caught cheating on the exam, he felt deep shame.
- 抄袭别人的作品是一件羞耻的事情，他却不认错。 Chāoxí biérén de zuòpǐn shì yī jiàn xiūchǐ de shìqing, tā què bù rèncuò. Plagiarizing other people's work is a shameful thing, yet he refuses to admit his mistake.
- 他羞耻地低下头，不敢看老师的眼睛。 Tā xiūchǐ de dīxià tóu, bùgǎn kàn lǎoshī de yǎnjing. He lowered his head in shame, not daring to look his teacher in the eye.
Related words
- 恼羞成怒 nǎoxiūchéngnù to fly into a rage out of shame; to become angry from embarrassment
- 羞愧 xiūkuì ashamed; abashed
- 不耻下问 bùchǐxiàwèn not to feel ashamed to ask and learn from one’s inferiors
- 耻辱 chǐrǔ shame; disgrace; humiliation
- 耻笑 chǐxiào to ridicule; to mock
- 可耻 kěchǐ shameful; disgraceful
- 无耻 wúchǐ shameless; disgraceful
- 镇静 zhènjìng calm; composed; to calm down
- 镇定 zhèndìng calm; composed; to calm down
- 忧虑 yōulǜ to worry; anxiety; concern
- 振作 zhènzuò to pull oneself together; to cheer up; spirited
- 心慌 xīnhuāng flustered; panicky