羞(xiū)

HSK 7-910 strokes

shy

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Character information

Pinyin
xiū
Meaning
shy; ashamed; shame; bashful; variant of 馐; delicacies
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 羞 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸羊丑

An ugly 丑 sheep 羊

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

羊yáng丑chǒu

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 羞 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 羞

Common words using 羞 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hài害xiū羞
HSK 7-9

shy; embarrassed; bashful

Open 害羞 page →
nǎo恼xiū羞chéng成nù怒
HSK 7-9

(idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation

Open 恼羞成怒 page →
xiū羞kuì愧
HSK 7-9

ashamed

Open 羞愧 page →
jiāo娇xiū羞

bashful; shy; shyness; modesty

Open 娇羞 page →
pà怕xiū羞

coy; shy; bashful

Open 怕羞 page →
hán含xiū羞cǎo草

mimosa

Open 含羞草 page →
náng囊zhōng中xiū羞sè涩

to be embarrassingly short of money

Open 囊中羞涩 page →
méi没xiū羞méi没sào臊

shameless

Open 没羞没臊 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 羞’s common words

害恼成怒愧娇怕含

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