悔
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(bound form) to regret; to repent
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 悔
- Common rank
- #1,862
- Unicode
- U+6094
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
be sorry about · Heisig RSH #1818
state of mind + 每 every
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 悔
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悔过自新 | to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf | |
| 死而无悔 | to die without regret (idiom, from Analects) | |
| 死不改悔 | not to repent even facing death (idiom); unrepentant; very obstinate | |
| 吃后悔药 | (fig.) to regret (doing sth) | |
| 悔之无及 | too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event. | |
| 悔过书 | written repentance | |
| 悔不当初 | to regret one's past deeds (idiom) | |
| 无怨无悔 | no complaints; to have no regrets | |
| 悔恨交加 | to feel remorse and shame (idiom) | |
| 后悔莫及 | too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event. | |
| 无悔 | to have no regrets | |
| 自悔 | to regret; to repent | |
| 后悔 | to regret; to feel remorse | |
| 愧悔无地 | ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom) | |
| 悔意 | remorse | |
| 反悔 | to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise) | |
| 悔过 | to repent; to be penitent | |
| 誓不反悔 | to vow not to break one's promise | |
| 失悔 | to regret; to feel remorse | |
| 追悔莫及 | too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event. |
Sound family
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