恥 = 耳 + 心

恥 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “shame”. It is built from 耳 (ear) and 心 (heart).

Keyword: shame
Pinyin (Mandarin): chǐ
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: shame, humiliation, стыд, унижение, humiliation
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 恥 shame

Decomposition

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耳 ear
心 heart

How to find 恥 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ear” + “heart”. 恥 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 恥 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.