惭愧
cán kuì · HSK 7
ashamed
🙈 惭 = heart + chop, 愧 = heart + ghost — shame cuts and haunts
Both carry the heart radical 忄. First adds 斩 (chop): shame cuts deep. Second adds 鬼 (ghost): guilt haunts. Together, a double blow to the heart.
cán kuì · HSK 7
ashamed
🙈 惭 = heart + chop, 愧 = heart + ghost — shame cuts and haunts
Both carry the heart radical 忄. First adds 斩 (chop): shame cuts deep. Second adds 鬼 (ghost): guilt haunts. Together, a double blow to the heart.