Chinese symbol for “shame”
羞耻
xiū chǐ
Traditional: 羞恥
(a feeling of) shame
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shame is 羞耻 (xiū chǐ), defined as: (a feeling of) shame.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “shame”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耻 (恥) | chǐ | (bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace |
| 臊 | sào | shame; bashfulness |
| 忝 | tiǎn | to shame |
| 羞辱 | xiū rǔ | to humiliate; to shame |
| 耻辱 (恥辱) | chǐ rǔ | disgrace; shame |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 羞耻.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羞辱 | xiū rǔ | to humiliate; to shame |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy; embarrassed |
| 羞愧 | xiū kuì | ashamed |
| 羞涩 (羞澀) | xiū sè | shy; bashful |
| 蒙羞 | méng xiū | to be shamed; to be humiliated |
| 耻辱 (恥辱) | chǐ rǔ | disgrace; shame |
| 无耻 (無恥) | wú chǐ | without any sense of shame; unembarrassed |
| 可耻 (可恥) | kě chǐ | shameful; disgraceful |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shame”.
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.