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慚
慚 ＝ 忄 ＋ 斬
ㄘㄢˊ · cán
verb/adj — ashamed, abashed
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart
斬聲zhǎn — gives the soundthe zh worn across to c
{tʂ,ts}ITzhǎn → cán — retroflex slides forward, tone shifts
The heart (忄) cut by shame — as if 斬, severed. 斬 zhǎn carries the sound, the initial worn from zh to c. The abashed heart: 慚愧, the felt shame of 自慚.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（忄）像挨了一刀，抬不起頭——慚。
The heart (忄) takes the cut and the head will not lift — ashamed.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)媿、羞— shame, bashfulness
→慚愧— ashamed, abashed常用
→自慚— to feel shame
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension