羞 xiū
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 羊 — sheep, goat
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
羞愧
xiūkuì
ashamed; abashed
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
- 面对受害者的质问，他沉默了很久，脸上露出羞愧的神情。 Miànduì shòuhàizhě de zhìwèn, tā chénmò le hěn jiǔ, liǎn shàng lùchū xiūkuì de shénqíng. Facing the victim's questioning, he remained silent for a long time, with an ashamed expression on his face.
- 他为自己粗鲁的话感到羞愧，赶紧道歉了。 Tā wèi zìjǐ cūlǔ de huà gǎndào xiūkuì, gǎnjǐn dàoqiàn le. He felt ashamed of his rude words and hurried to apologize.
- 考了全班最低分，她羞愧得抬不起头。 Kǎole quán bān zuìdī fēn, tā xiūkuì de tái bù qǐ tóu. Having scored the lowest mark in the class, she was too ashamed to raise her head.
Related words
- 恼羞成怒 nǎoxiūchéngnù to fly into a rage out of shame; to become angry from embarrassment
- 羞耻 xiūchǐ shameful; ashamed
- 不愧 búkuì to be worthy of; as expected
- 惭愧 cánkuì ashamed
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title
- 忧虑 yōulǜ to worry; anxiety; concern
- 镇静 zhènjìng calm; composed; to calm down
- 心慌 xīnhuāng flustered; panicky
- 镇定 zhèndìng calm; composed; to calm down
- 叹气 tànqì to sigh
- 振作 zhènzuò to pull oneself together; to cheer up; spirited
- 吓人 xiàrén frightening; scary