疚
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jiù · chronic disease

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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

Keep the outer frame stable without crowding the enclosed strokes.

疒Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 疚 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ méi qǐng tā lái cān jiā qìng zhù huì, gǎn dào yǒu diǎn nèi jiù.我没请他来参加庆祝会,感到有点内疚。

I feel a little guilty that I didn't invite him to join the celebration.

Source: Tatoeba #334740 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zǒng yǒu yì tiān huì wéi cǐ gǎn dào kuì jiù de.他總有一天會為此感到愧疚的。

He will be sorry for it some day.

Source: Tatoeba #808779 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lì wèi tā zuò de shì gǎn dào fēi cháng kuì jiù.玛丽为她做的事感到非常愧疚。

Mary is very sorry for what she's done.

Source: Tatoeba #9958231 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ gǎn dào fēi cháng kuì jiù.汤姆感到非常愧疚。

Tom felt very guilty.

Source: Tatoeba #9990135 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ fēi cháng kuì jiù.湯姆非常愧疚。

Tom felt very guilty.

Source: Tatoeba #13119401 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ ràng wǒ gǎn dào hěn nèi jiù.你讓我感到很內疚。

You make me feel so guilty.

Source: Tatoeba #795289 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 疚 in context

  1. Say jiù, then recall the core meaning: chronic disease.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 内疚 (nèi jiù), meaning “guilty conscience”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 疚 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.