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shame

HSK 10 N2
chǐ
は.じる、はじ、は.じらう、は.ずかしい
Components
Traditional (恥)
ear+ heart =
shame
ěr ear
Meaning component
xīn heart
heart
Simplified (耻)
ear+ stop =
shame
Meaning component
ěr ear
Phonetic component
zhǐ stop
stop, halt, desist
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 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)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [chǐ]
shame; disgrace
Japanese
恥じ (irreg.) はじ じょく (old) 同音
noun shame; embarrassment; disgrace
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
はつる
Hatsuru given name