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愧
kuì
Description
"愧"这个字表示心里感到不好意思，觉得自己做错了事。
The character "愧" expresses feeling embarrassed or thinking one has done something wrong.
我们常说"惭愧"，意思是因为做得不够好而感到羞愧。
We often say "惭愧", meaning feeling ashamed because one did not do well enough.
Meanings
愧kuì
to feel ashamed; to be embarrassed
我没帮上忙，心里很愧。
I felt guilty for not being able to help.
惭愧cánkuì
ashamed; feeling guilty
这次考得不好，我很惭愧。
I was ashamed of doing poorly on this test.
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Notes
- Etymology
忄(heart radical) + 鬼 (gui), showing an inner feeling of shame.
- Nuance
rarely used alone in modern Chinese; usually appears in compounds like 惭愧、羞愧.
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