Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Kue: 14 strokes Page 396, Entry 08 Pronounced gui. Book of Rites (Erya), Explanation of Words: To be ashamed. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: Still, do not feel shame before the hidden corners of the room. Emperor Supreme World-Ordering Principles (Huangji Jingshi): To have no shame before one's mouth is not as good as having no shame before one's body. To have no shame before one's body is not as good as having no shame before one's heart. Originally written in the variant form (kui), with the radical for woman. Sometimes written as a contracted form of the character for shame (chi). Also written in the variant form (gui).