kuì
媿

common
adjective

Meaning of

愧 means ashamed; feeling guilty. Pronounced kuì.

  • ashamed; feeling guilty

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Miàn
duì
jiā
de
bāng
zhù
 
gǎn
dào
xiū
kuì媿
 

Facing everyone's help, he felt ashamed.

zuò
le
cuò
shì
 
wèn
xīn
kuì媿
duì
lái
shuō
tài
nán
le
 

He did something wrong, so it was hard for him to have a clear conscience.

dào
zhè
me
gāo
de
róng
 
zhēn
shì
kuì媿
gǎn
dāng
 

I am truly unworthy of such a great honor.

yīn
wèi
chí
dào
ér
xīn
shēng
kuì媿
 

He felt guilty for being late.

Lǎo
shī
de
píng
ràng
gǎn
dào
kuì媿
jiù
 

The teacher's criticism made him feel ashamed and regretful.