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后悔

hòuhuǐ

to regret

A person beside a broken cup
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Characters in this word

后 hòu

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
𠂋 cliff 口 mouth

悔 huǐ

Strokes
10
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 每 each, every
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 悔

Example phrases

  • 我很后悔。 Wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ. I really regret it.
  • 他后悔了。 Tā hòuhuǐ le. He regrets it now.
  • 别再后悔。 Bié zài hòuhuǐ. Do not regret it anymore.

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