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羞 - xiū

disgrace, shame; ashamed; shy

disgrace, shame; ashamed; shy

How to read 羞

Click 羞 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxiū
Englishdisgrace, shame; ashamed; shy
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

羞怯 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 羞耻. Please read 羞恼 one more time.

Common words with this character

shy; timid
shame
resentful; humiliated and angry
ashamed

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 羞 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 羞怯 and 羞耻 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 羞.