zuò

to be ashamed

Components
忄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xinxīn

  

heart

heart

乍 sound component

  Sound component

zhà

  

suddenly

Evolution

怍 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
怍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
怍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zuò

to be ashamed; ashamed

Most common words with 怍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

ashamed

不愧不怍

upright and above board