ashamed, feel guilty
Animated Stroke Order 惭
Stroke Order Diagrams 惭
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HSK Vocabulary: 惭
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 惭 is used in context
1
tā他
yīn因
chí迟
dào到
ér而
gǎn感
dào到
shí十
fēn分
cán惭
kuì愧
。
He felt very ashamed for being late.
2
kàn看
dào到
bié别
rén人
de的
chéng成
jiù就
，
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
zì自
cán惭
xíng形
huì秽
。
Seeing others' achievements, he couldn't help but feel inferior.
3
miàn面
duì对
cuò错
wù误
，
tā他
lù露
chū出
le了
xiū羞
cán惭
de的
biǎo表
qíng情
。
Facing the mistake, he showed a shameful expression.
4
wǒ我
wàng忘
le了
zuò做
zuò作
yè业
，
hěn很
cán惭
kuì愧
。
I forgot to do my homework and feel very ashamed.
5
tā他
bāng帮
zhù助
le了
wǒ我
hěn很
duō多
，
wǒ我
què却
méi没
néng能
huí回
bào报
tā他
，
xīn心
lǐ里
hěn很
cán惭
kuì愧
。
He helped me a lot, but I couldn't repay him, and I feel very ashamed in my heart.
6
kàn看
dào到
péng朋
yǒu友
men们
dōu都
zài在
jìn进
bù步
，
ér而
zì自
jǐ己
què却
tíng停
zhì滞
bù不
qián前
，
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
gǎn感
dào到
cán惭
kuì愧
。
Seeing his friends making progress while he remained stagnant, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Information
Traditional慚
Radical忄
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Center-Right
Frequency#2268
Zhuyinㄘㄢˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+60ED
CangjiePHB
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Cultural note
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