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愧

Traditional: 媿

kuì

kuì · kwai3 (Jyutping)

  1. old variant of 愧[kui4]
  2. ashamed

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Character breakdown

愧

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

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