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忝

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disgraced

HSK 10

Human →Emotions

tiǎn

テン

かたじけな.い

첨

Components

天 heaven+ ⺗ heart (side) =

忝 disgraced

天 Phonetic component

tiān heaven

sky, heaven

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⺗ Meaning component

xīn heart (side)

heart

heart

Notes

Similar Characters

吞 gulp down 祆 Ormazda 蚕 silkworm (jp)吴 one of warring states (simp)奏 play an instrument 昊 summer time 恭 respectful 慕 admire 隳 destroy

Historical Evolution

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

忝

Regular

Modern

Chinese

忝 [tiǎn]

to shame

Example Sentences

JAPANESE WORDS (3)

忝い [かたじけない] #56,259

忝くも [かたじけなくも]

忝涙 [かたじけなみだ]

tears of gratitude