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The character for shame, traditionally written as 恥, is composed of 耳 meaning "ear" and 心 meaning "heart", a structure that implies an internal sensation connected to what one hears. Its simplified counterpart, 耻, replaces the heart component with 止 meaning "to stop", thus modifying the ideographic suggestion to one of halt or restraint triggered by disgrace. Throughout its history, the character has carried the core meaning of dishonor or humiliation, with its application in texts reflecting evolving moral and social understandings of shame, while the structural change from heart to stop offered a different visual emphasis on the concept's effect.
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他感到十分耻辱。
这是一种无耻的行为。
不要以失败为耻。
他的行为让全家蒙耻。
她因说谎而感到羞耻。
面对错误他毫无羞耻之心。
如果你知道羞耻就应该道歉。
尽管他取得了成功但过去的无耻行为仍被记得。