Chinese symbol for “humiliate”
羞辱
xiū rǔ
to humiliate; to shame; humiliation; indignity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for humiliate is 羞辱 (xiū rǔ), defined as: to humiliate; to shame; humiliation; indignity.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “humiliate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屈辱 | qū rǔ | to humiliate; humiliating |
| 污辱 | wū rǔ | to humiliate; to insult |
| 欺辱 | qī rǔ | to humiliate; humiliation |
| 侮辱 | wǔ rǔ | to insult; to humiliate |
| 侮慢 | wǔ màn | to humiliate; to bully |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 羞辱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy; embarrassed |
| 羞耻 (羞恥) | xiū chǐ | (a feeling of) shame |
| 羞愧 | xiū kuì | ashamed |
| 羞涩 (羞澀) | xiū sè | shy; bashful |
| 蒙羞 | méng xiū | to be shamed; to be humiliated |
| 侮辱 | wǔ rǔ | to insult; to humiliate |
| 耻辱 (恥辱) | chǐ rǔ | disgrace; shame |
| 凌辱 | líng rǔ | to insult; to humiliate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “humiliate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.