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Animated Stroke Order 羞

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 羞 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 羞

羞 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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羞

羞=羊sheep+丑ugly

A sheep (羊) is offered by hand (丑), originally meaning to present, later implying shame.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 羞

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5.

How to Use 羞

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 羞 works in context.

Shame-related emotions

These words refer to feelings of shame, embarrassment, or humiliation.

害羞 • hài xiū • shy • HSK 4

HSK 4

hài害

xiū羞

shy

羞耻 • xiū chǐ • ashamed • HSK 6

HSK 6

xiū羞

chǐ耻

ashamed

羞愧 • xiū kuì • Ashamed • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiū羞

kuì愧

Ashamed

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 羞 is used in context

tā他

wèi为

zì自

jǐ己

de的

cuò错

wù误

gǎn感

dào到

xiū羞

kuì愧

。

He feels ashamed of his mistake

tā她

zài在

zhòng众

rén人

miàn面

qián前

shuō说

huà话

shí时

zhè这

zhǒng种

qī欺

piàn骗

xíng行

wéi为

lìng令

rén人

gǎn感

Information

Pinyinxiū

Meaningshame

Strokes10

Radical羊

Traditional羞

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Frequency#980

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄡ

UnicodeU+7F9E

CangjieTQHHI

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hěn很

hài害

xiū羞

。

She is very shy when speaking in front of others

dào到

xiū羞

chǐ耻

。

This deceptive behavior makes people feel ashamed

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