愧

kuì = ku + ei4

old variant of 愧[kui4]

愧 = 忄 + 鬼 : The demon (鬼) accepted a quest to slay Karl Koala (ku) with a flail (忄), but when he sees super cute Karl with his big eyes in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) the demon suddenly feels very ashamed (愧) that he wanted to slay such a cute animal for no reason.

kuì = ku + ei4

ashamed

愧 = 忄 + 鬼 : The demon (鬼) accepted a quest to slay Karl Koala (ku) with a flail (忄), but when he sees super cute Karl with his big eyes in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) the demon suddenly feels very ashamed (愧) that he wanted to slay such a cute animal for no reason.

愧 character breakdown

愧
- 忄
- 鬼
  - 儿
    - 丿
    - 乚
  - 厶
  - 白
    - 丶
    - 日
      - 一
      - 囗

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element

Looks a bit like a flail.

guǐ = gu + ei3

ghost / demon / terrible / damnable / clever / sly / crafty / (suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc) / one of the 28 constellations

鬼 = 白 + 儿 + 厶 : Mnemonic symbol: a demon.

Gitta Giraffe (gu) is being haunted by a demon (鬼) in the Eiffel Tower (ei3). She has to hide in the nostril of a fake nose (厶) and wave a white flag (白), but one day Sun Wukong (儿) arrives and drives the demon away.

Characters with 愧 as component

愧 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 愧

to be worthy of / to deserve to be called / to prove oneself to be

lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience

to be ashamed to face (sb) / to feel bad about having failed (sb)

to have a clear conscience

to have a guilty conscience

ashamed and sorry / suffering shame and remorse

not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)

to feel gratitude mixed with shame

lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.

ashamed

no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable / upright and above board

Sentences with 愧

愧 currently does not appear in any sentence.