愧 = 忄 + 鬼

愧 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ashamed”. It is built from 忄 (heart) and 鬼 (ghost).

Keyword: ashamed
Pinyin (Mandarin): kuì
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: ashamed, conscience-stricken, задушено совестью, стыдно, conscience-stricken

Decomposition

ids

忄 heart
鬼 ghost

How to find 愧 without knowing its reading

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

Open 愧 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.