怍 Stroke Order — How to Write 怍
怍 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 忄, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
怍 Radical and Character Components
怍 is a phono-semantic compound: 忄 (heart) carries the meaning, while 乍 indicates the sound.
Radical: 忄 + 5 more strokes
怍 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- zuò
- zhà
Meanings of 怍 in Chinese
zuò怍
zhà怍
Words with 怍
- cán惭zuò怍to feel ashamed or remorseful
- kuì愧zuò怍to be ashamed; to feel remorse
- zuò怍sè色to blush, to look ashamed
- fǔ俯bú不zuò怍rén人To have a clear conscience., To feel no shame before others.
Idioms with 怍
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Open the tool →Questions about 怍
What does 怍 mean in Chinese?
怍 (zuò) means “To feel ashamed or conscience-stricken; to be embarrassed” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 怍?
怍 has 2 pronunciations: zuò, zhà.
How many strokes does 怍 have?
怍 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 怍?
怍 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 忄. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 怍?
The radical of 怍 is 忄, and 怍 is a phono-semantic compound.