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愧
kuì
1. ashamed
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

愧
kuì
ashamed, regretful; the pangs of conscience
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

不愧
bùkuì
to be worthy of
HSK 6
感愧
gǎnkuì
to feel gratitude mixed with shame
愧怍
kuìzuò
ashamed
愧恨
kuìhèn
ashamed and sorry
愧汗
kuìhàn
sweating from shame
愧疚
kuìjiù
to feel guilty
愧色
kuìsè
ashamed look
愧赧
kuìnǎn
to blush in shame
惭愧
cánkuì
ashamed
HSK 5
抱愧
bàokuì
feel ashamed
无愧
wúkuì
to have a clear conscience
羞愧
xiūkuì
ashamed
不愧下学
bùkuìxiàxué
not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
不愧不怍
bùkuìbùzuò
no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable
俯仰无愧
fǔyǎngwúkuì
to have a clear conscience
问心有愧
wènxīnyǒukuì
to have a guilty conscience
问心无愧
wènxīnwúkuì
lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
愧不敢当
kuìbùgǎndāng
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.
愧悔无地
kuìhuǐwúdì
ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)
扪心无愧
ménxīnwúkuì
lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience

Alternate Entries

愧
kuì
old variant of [[愧<kuì>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,274
Word Frequency Rank
7,371 of 84,292