Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "慚", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "慚", and master the standard way of writing the character "慚".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 慚
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "慚" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
慚
cán
[形]
【本义】: 羞愧
【Original Meaning】: Shame and remorse
【造字法】: 形聲。从心,斬聲。
【Character Formation】: Phonetic compound. Composed of the heart (心) and sounds like "zhǎn"
【引】
1 《說文》:慙,媿也。
"Shuōwén": Cán means to feel shame.
2 《小爾雅》:不直失節謂之慙。
"Xiǎo Éryǎ": Not acting uprightly or losing one's integrity is called cán.
3 清· 彭端淑《爲學一首示子侄》:富者有慚色。
Qing Dynasty: Peng Duanshu's "A Poem to Encourage My Nieces and Nephews": The rich show signs of shame.
4 《後漢書·列女傳》:羊子大慚。
"Book of the Later Han": Yangzi felt great shame.
【例】
又如: 大言不慚; 慚嘆(慚愧感嘆)
For example: To boast without shame; Cán tàn (expressing regret and shame).