羞

xiū
#2,044 most
frequent character
shy, ashamed, shame, bashful

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

羞 uses 羊 sheep as its picture part and 丑 chǒu as both a meaning and sound part, though the sound link is unclear in Mandarin. It first meant presenting something respectfully, with sheep as key offerings. Later it grew to shame and shyness.

羞 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
馐

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Homophones

休xiū
to rest, to stop doing sth for a period of time

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