disgrace

dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]

forced toil (辰) + hand (寸) = disgrace and humiliation

辰 originally depicted a clam shell used as a weeding tool, representing farmwork done by hand. 寸 marks the hand or inch of control — together the image is hands forced into demeaning labor, a picture of humiliation.

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HandSemantic
Originally a clam-shell farming toolSemantic

他的话深深地侮了她。

tā de huà shēn shēn de wǔ rǔ le tā。

His words deeply insulted her.

这件事让他感到奇耻大

zhè jiàn shì ràng tā gǎn dào qí chǐ dà rǔ。

This matter made him feel the greatest shame and disgrace.

Words with 辱

点名羞辱

diǎn míng xiū rǔ

to attack publicly

自取其辱

zì qǔ qí rǔ

(idiom) to embarrass oneself

侮辱

wǔ rǔ

to insult

凌辱

líng rǔ

to insult

刑辱

xíng rǔ

to humiliate by torture

受辱

shòu rǔ

insulted

含垢忍辱

hán gòu rěn rǔ

(idiom) to bear shame and humiliation

丧权辱国

sàng quán rǔ guó

to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom)

奇耻大辱

qí chǐ dà rǔ

(idiom) a great humiliation; a huge embarrassment

屈辱

qū rǔ

to humiliate

忍辱偷生

rěn rǔ tōu shēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

忍辱含垢

rěn rǔ hán gòu

see 含垢忍辱[han2 gou4 ren3 ru3]

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