Hanja Analyzer
耻

耻 — chi

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
부끄러울 치
Romanization
chi
English
shame, humiliation; ashamed
Mandarin
chǐ
Japanese on'yomi
チ
Japanese kun'yomi
は.じる はじ は.じらう は.ずかしい
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
10
Variant forms
恥
Radical
耳 (128, 4 residual)
Phonetic component
耳
Unicode
U+803B

Parts that make up 耻

  • 耳 귀 이sound 귀귀와 듣는 일
  • 止 그칠 지 멈춰 선 발자국발과 멈추고 가는 일

How 耻 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 耻 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 耳, 止.

Characters sharing the phonetic 耳

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “치”

Other hanja with radical 耳

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