cán

common
adjective

Meaning of

惭 means ashamed; abashed; remorseful. Pronounced cán.

  • ashamed; abashed; remorseful

Character Info

Radical
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Definitions & Examples

wèi
de
cuò
gǎn
dào
cán
kuì
 

He felt ashamed of his mistake.

Miàn
duì
jiā
de
píng
 
cán
kuì
de
xià
le
tóu
 

Faced with everyone's criticism, she低下头惭愧地。

cán
kuì
de
chéng
rèn
le
huǎng
 

I惭愧地承认自己撒了谎。

shuō
huà
què
zuò
dào
 
zhēn
shì
yán
cán
 

He talks big but can't deliver -真是大言不惭。

Kàn
dào
bié
rén
de
chéng
jiù
 
cán
xíng
huì
 

Seeing others' achievements, he felt unworthy by comparison.