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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "耻", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "耻", and master the standard way of writing the character "耻".
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耻 (chǐ)
1. Meaning: Shame, disgrace.
- Example Expressions:
- 羞~: to feel shame.
- 雪~: to cleanse one's shame.
- 奇~大辱: an enormous dishonor.
- ~笑: to be humiliated and laughed at.
- ~骂: to be scolded in a humiliating way.
2. As a noun:
- Basic Meaning: Disgrace, a shameful act.
- Formation: Phonetic-semantic; consists of the heart component (心) and the ear sound (耳).
- Synonyms:
- 同本义: the same basic meaning (inner shame due to damaged reputation) ([En.] disgrace).
- 羞愧 ([En.] shame).
3. Usage:
- Example texts:
- 《说文》: "耻,辱也." (Shame is disgrace.)
- 《谷梁传·襄公二十九年》: "君不使无耻." (The ruler should not allow shamelessness.)
- 《论语》: "行己有耻." (Acting with a sense of shame.)
- 《吕氏春秋·顺民》: "越王苦会稽之耻." (The King of Yue grieves over the disgrace of Kuaiji.)
- 《国语·越语上》: "而患其志行之少耻也." (Concerned about the lack of shame in actions and ambitions.)
4. Example Phrases:
- 无耻: shameless (disregarding shame).
- 羞耻: disgraceful; unsightly.
- 耻心: sense of shame.
5. As a verb:
- Meaning: To humiliate; to insult.
- Synonyms:
- 羞辱; 侮辱 ([En.] humiliate).
- Example texts:
- 《诗·小雅·宾之初筵》: "不醉反耻." (To not be drunken is to feel ashamed.)
- 《论语·公冶长》: "左丘明耻之,丘亦耻之." (Zuo Qiuming felt ashamed of it, and so did Qiu.)
6. Example Phrases:
- 耻怍: to be humiliated.
national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria