Chinese symbol for “shy”
害羞
hài xiū
shy; embarrassed; bashful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shy is 害羞 (hài xiū), defined as: shy; embarrassed; bashful.
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
Other Chinese words for “shy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羞涩 (羞澀) | xiū sè | shy; bashful |
| 羞 | xiū | shy; ashamed |
| 腼腆 (靦腆) | miǎn tiǎn | shy; bashful |
| 羞怯 | xiū qiè | shy; timid |
| 怯生生 | qiè shēng shēng | shy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 害羞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伤害 (傷害) | shāng hài | to injure; to harm |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid; to be scared |
| 厉害 (厲害) | lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; a |
| 受害者 | shòu hài zhě | casualty; victim |
| 损害 (損害) | sǔn hài | harm; to damage |
| 迫害 | pò hài | to persecute |
| 羞辱 | xiū rǔ | to humiliate; to shame |
| 羞耻 (羞恥) | xiū chǐ | (a feeling of) shame |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shy”.
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.