Chinese symbol for “bashful”
娇羞
jiāo xiū
Traditional: 嬌羞
bashful; shy; shyness; modesty
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bashful is 娇羞 (jiāo xiū), defined as: bashful; shy; shyness; modesty.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “bashful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羞答答 | xiū dā dā | bashful |
| 忸怩 | niǔ ní | bashful; blushing |
| 羞涩 (羞澀) | xiū sè | shy; bashful |
| 腼腆 (靦腆) | miǎn tiǎn | shy; bashful |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy; embarrassed |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 娇羞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撒娇 (撒嬌) | sā jiāo | to act like a spoiled child; to act coquettishly |
| 娇小 (嬌小) | jiāo xiǎo | petite; delicate |
| 娇妻 (嬌妻) | jiāo qī | lovely wife |
| 娇嫩 (嬌嫩) | jiāo nen | tender and lovely; fragile |
| 娇艳 (嬌豔) | jiāo yàn | tender and beautiful |
| 傲娇 (傲嬌) | ào jiāo | (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere") |
| 羞辱 | xiū rǔ | to humiliate; to shame |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy; embarrassed |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bashful”.
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