羞 (xiū) — to feel ashamed; to be embarrassed; to shame; to make someone feel ashamed
Definition
羞 (xiū) is a literary verb meaning both to feel ashamed and to shame someone else — usually paired with 愧 (羞愧) for the self-feeling sense. Mostly seen in writing.
verb
to feel ashamedto be embarrassedto shameto make someone feel ashamed
Examples
- 。Tā yīn zì jǐ de cuò wù ér gǎn dào xiū kuì.She felt ashamed because of her own mistake.
- 羞。Tā cóng bù yǐ pín qióng wèi xiū.He never considers poverty shameful.
- 羞。Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi xiū le tā quán jiā.This kind of behavior shamed his whole family.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
羞 is built from 羊, a sheep, as the meaning part, and 丑 for the sound.
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