愧 Strokes Write it Listen 愧 kuì ashamed, regretful; the pangs of conscience HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 忄 Sound + meaning 3 words Built from忄meaningxīnheart; mind; soul鬼soundguǐghost; demon; sly, mischievous How it works忄 hints at the meaning (heart), and 鬼 guǐ hints at the sound.