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愧
kuì
ashamed, regretful; the pangs of conscience
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HSK 5
12 strokes
Common (23%)
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Words Using 愧 (27)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
惭愧
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cánkuì
ashamed
5
cánkuì
惭愧
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HSK 5
ashamed
不愧
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bùkuì
to be worthy of / to deserve to be called / to prove oneself to be
6
bùkuì
不愧
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HSK 6
to be worthy of / to deserve to be called / to prove oneself to be
羞愧
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xiūkuì
ashamed
xiūkuì
羞愧
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ashamed
愧
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kuì
ashamed
kuì
愧
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ashamed
愧
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kuì
old variant of [[愧<kuì>]]
kuì
愧
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old variant of [[愧<kuì>]]
愧疚
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kuìjiù
to feel guilty / ashamed and uneasy
kuìjiù
愧疚
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to feel guilty / ashamed and uneasy
愧不敢当
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kuìbùgǎndāng
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
kuìbùgǎndāng
愧不敢当
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lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
愧怍
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kuìzuò
ashamed
kuìzuò
愧怍
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ashamed
愧恨
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kuìhèn
ashamed and sorry / suffering shame and remorse
kuìhèn
愧恨
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ashamed and sorry / suffering shame and remorse
愧悔无地
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kuìhuǐwúdì
ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)
kuìhuǐwúdì
愧悔无地
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ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)