羞

xiū

shy · ashamed

Radical: 羊 Strokes: 10

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

美羊群羹羸羡羲羌羯羝羚羟

Same radical

美羊群羹羸羡羲羌羯羝羚羟羧羰

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Character Decomposition

羞=羊+丑

Etymology

An ugly 丑 sheep 羊

Meanings

shy

ashamed

shame

bashful

delicacies

xiū

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Words with 羞 141 total

shy · embarrassed · bashful害羞hài xiū bashful · shy · shyness · modesty娇羞jiāo xiū coy · shy · bashful怕羞pà xiū to know shame · to feel shame (often with a negative, shameless)识羞shí xiū

Idioms with 羞 24 total

tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)碍口识羞ài kǒu shí xiū lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) · fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world闭月羞花bì yuè xiū huā (idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation恼羞成怒nǎo xiū chéng nù