惭

慙
cán
#2,937 most
frequent character
variant of 慚|惭[can2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

惭 joins 忄, heart or feeling, with 斩 zhǎn, which supplies the sound. It first meant to be ashamed.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

惭cán
ashamed

Homophones

残cán
to be disabled

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