惭 = 忄 + 斩

惭 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ashamed”. It is built from 忄 (heart) and 斩 (cut).

Keyword: ashamed
Pinyin (Mandarin): cán
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: ashamed, humiliated, стыдно, унижено, humiliated

Decomposition

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忄 heart
斩 cut

How to find 惭 without knowing its reading

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

Open 惭 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.