愧
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ashamed
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 心 +10
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 愧
- Common rank
- #2,082
- Unicode
- U+6127
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
ashamed · Heisig RSH #2929
state of mind + 鬼 ghost
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 愧
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不愧下学 | not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom) | |
| 自愧不如 | ashamed of being inferior (idiom); to feel inferior to others | |
| 当之无愧 | fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) | |
| 当之有愧 | to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor | |
| 问心无愧 | lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience | |
| 问心有愧 | to have a guilty conscience | |
| 自愧弗如 | to feel ashamed at being inferior (idiom) | |
| 愧悔无地 | ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom) | |
| 不愧 | to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be | |
| 无愧 | to have a clear conscience; to feel no qualms; to be worthy of (sth) | |
| 愧不敢当 | lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.; You … | |
| 愧色 | ashamed look | |
| 羞愧难当 | to feel ashamed (idiom) | |
| 愧对 | to be ashamed to face (sb); to feel bad about having failed (sb) | |
| 感愧 | to feel gratitude mixed with shame | |
| 俯仰无愧 | to have a clear conscience | |
| 愧汗 | sweating from shame; extremely ashamed | |
| 愧恨 | ashamed and sorry; suffering shame and remorse | |
| 不愧不怍 | no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable; upright and above board | |
| 抱愧 | feel ashamed |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 鬼 — compare how they read.