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xiū

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xiū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiū | xiu1
English translation
shy
ashamed
shame
bashful
variant of xiū
> xiū [xiū]
delicacies
shame, disgrace; shy, ashamed

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About xiū

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

xiū

Contains the radical

Yáng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

An ugly  Chǒu  sheep  Yáng

Etymology of xiū

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

羊丑

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Example sentences using xiū

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xiū ě 之心人 jiē yǒu zhī .

Everybody has a sense of shame.

de huà 使 shǐ 脸颊 liǎn jiá xiū Hóng .

His remark brought a blush to my cheeks.

然而 ránér 上帝 Shàng dì 却害 le xiū ,匆匆 cōng cōng de de 记忆 jìyì 埋藏 mái cáng zài 绿 cǎo 下面 xià miàn .

But God in shame hastens to hide its memory under the green grass.

Bié 害羞 hàixiū —— yǒu huà shuì 出来 chū lái ā .

Don't be bashfulspeak up for yourself.

xiū Hóng 了脸.

She blushed with [ for ] shame .

Words with xiū

Explore 22 words and sayings that include the Chinese character xiū in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
害羞 hàixiū shy害羞 hàixiū
xiū shy xiū
羞辱 xiū rǔ to baffle羞辱 xiū rǔ
羞耻 xiūchǐ (a feeling of) shame羞恥
羞愧 xiū kuì ashamed羞愧 xiū kuì
羞涩 xiū sè shy羞澀
恼羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù to fly into a rage out of humiliation惱羞成怒
娇羞 jiāo xiū bashful嬌羞
羞怯 xiū qiè shy羞怯 xiū qiè
囊中羞涩 náng zhōng xiū sè to be embarrassingly short of money囊中羞澀
遮羞布 zhē xiū bù G-string遮羞布 zhē xiū bù
含羞草 hán xiū cǎo mimosa含羞草 hán xiū cǎo
羞答答 xiū dā dā bashful羞答答 xiū dā dā
遮羞 zhē xiū to hush up a scandal遮羞 zhē xiū
不知羞耻 bù zhī xiū chǐ brazen不知羞恥
怕羞 pà xiū coy怕羞 pà xiū
闭月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)閉月羞花
羞愤 xiū fèn indignant羞憤
羞惭 xiū cán a disgrace羞慚
羞恼 xiū nǎo resentful羞惱
羞于启齿 xiū yú qǐ chǐ to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)羞於啟齒
老羞成怒 lǎo xiū chéng nù to fly into a rage out of humiliation老羞成怒 lǎo xiū chéng nù

xiū Decomposition & Compounds

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xiū Decomposition

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xiū Compounds

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