愧

媿
kuì
#2,270 most
frequent character
old variant of 愧[kui4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

愧 pairs 忄 heart with 鬼 guǐ, which supplies the sound. The heart gives the first sense, 'to be ashamed'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

愧kuì
ashamed

Homophones

溃kuì
(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike

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