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CHINESE CHARACTER
xiū
羞
羞
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shy; ashamed; shame
- Numbered pinyin
- xiu1
- English meanings
- shy; ashamed; shame; to blush
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
rest; stop
mend
smell; sniff
rotten; decayed
elegant; show
embroidery
sleeve
to corrode
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