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羞 xiū shame

shame; disgrace; shy; ashamed

How to remember 羞: ⺶ sheep + 丑 clown = shame. At the farm show, the sheep knocks the clown into the mud, and the whole crowd laughs until his cheeks burn with shame.

  • 2,048. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 羊

Component breakdown

羞 = ⺶ sheep + 丑 clown

  • ⺶ sheep
  • 丑 clown
The Gushi story

At the farm show, the sheep knocks the clown into the mud, and the whole crowd laughs until his cheeks burn with shame.

How it is used

  • Covers both shyness and shame - most common in 害羞 (hàixiū) to be shy/bashful, e.g. 她见到生人就害羞 (tā jiàndào shēngrén jiù hàixiū) she gets shy around strangers.
  • Heavier compounds shift to disgrace: 羞愧 (xiūkuì) ashamed, 羞耻 (xiūchǐ) sense of shame.
  • Appears in the vivid idiom 恼羞成怒 (nǎoxiū-chéngnù) - to fly into a rage out of humiliation.

Words with 羞

Example sentences

  • 她有点害羞。 Tā yǒudiǎn hàixiū.She's a little timid.