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
悔恨
huǐhèn
to regret deeply; remorse
Characters in this word
恨 hèn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他为当年一时的自私悔恨了很久，却始终没有勇气道歉。 Tā wèi dāngnián yìshí de zìsī huǐhèn le hěn jiǔ, què shǐzhōng méiyǒu yǒngqì dàoqiàn. He regretted his moment of selfishness for a long time, yet still never had the courage to apologise.
- 想起当年对父母说的那些话，她心里充满悔恨。 Xiǎng qǐ dāngnián duì fùmǔ shuō de nàxiē huà, tā xīnlǐ chōngmǎn huǐhèn. Remembering the things she once said to her parents, she is filled with remorse.
- 他悔恨自己没有早点回家看望生病的奶奶。 Tā huǐhèn zìjǐ méiyǒu zǎodiǎn huí jiā kànwàng shēngbìng de nǎinai. He bitterly regrets not going home sooner to visit his sick grandmother.
Related words
- 后悔 hòuhuǐ to regret
- 恨 hèn to hate
- 仇恨 chóuhèn hatred; enmity
- 恨不得 hènbude to wish one could; to be anxious to
- 怨恨 yuànhèn to resent bitterly; resentment
- 嫉妒 jídù to be jealous of; to envy
- 过意不去 guòyìbúqù to feel apologetic; to feel bad about something
- 反感 fǎngǎn dislike; aversion; to feel disgusted by
- 惭愧 cánkuì ashamed
- 不平 bùpíng uneven; injustice; indignant
- 孤零零 gūlínglíng all alone; solitary
- 发火 fāhuǒ to get angry; to lose one's temper