Chinese Character 恥 Meanings and components.

Form

恥

Meaning

恥 meaning[3] in English

Shame.

Disgrace.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 恥 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are ear (耳) , and heart (心)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with SJP

How to write 恥

To write恥chi3shame you should write a combination of 耳er3ear , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吅 shape:

耳 + 心 = 恥

恥 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 恥 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 恥, looks as follow:

恥
Pinyin:chi3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Shame . Disgrace
耳
Pinyin:er3
Meaning[3]: Ear . Handle (Archaeology) . And That Is All (Classical Chinese)
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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