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惭愧

Traditional: 慚愧

cán kuì

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

cán kuì · caam4 kwai3 (Jyutping)

  1. ashamed

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Character breakdown

惭

Meaning
ashamed, humiliated; shameful
Radical
忄
Strokes
11
Components
⿰忄斩
Cangjie
PKQL
Four-corner
9202

愧

Meaning
ashamed, conscience-stricken
Radical
忄
Strokes
12
Components
⿰忄鬼
Cangjie
PHI
Four-corner
9601.3

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