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慚
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惭
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conscience-stricken

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
cán
ザン
はじ、はじ.る
참
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 斬 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (慚)
忄 heart (side)+ 斬 hew =
慚 conscience-stricken
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
斬 Phonetic component
hew
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Simplified (惭)
忄 heart (side)+ 斩 sever =
惭 ashamed
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
斩 Phonetic component
zhǎn sever
cut, chop, sever
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忖 suppose忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)
Historical Evolution
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)
惭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
惭 / 慚 [cán]
ashamed
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
惭愧 [cán​kuì] #9,142
ashamed
大言不惭 [dà​yán​bù​cán] #35,155
to boast shamelessly
自惭形秽 [zì​cán​xíng​huì] #41,212
to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom)
羞惭 [xiū​cán] #50,130
a disgrace
JAPANESE WORDS (7)
⭐ 無残 [むざん] #9,270
cruel
慙愧 [ざんき] #43,302
(feeling of) shame
冷酷無残 [れいこくむざん] #131,932
cruel and heartless
慚愧にたえない [ざんきにたえない] #168,649
deeply ashamed (of oneself)
慚恚 [ざんい] #226,615
being ashamed and angry
慙死 [ざんし] #262,719
dying of shame
慚無い [ざんない]
painful to watch