Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 羞愧
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
shy; embarrassed; bashful
不愧búkuìto be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be
惭愧cánkuìashamed
当之无愧dāngzhīwúkuìfully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
恼羞成怒nǎoxiū-chéngnù(idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation
羞耻xiūchǐ(a feeling of) shame