Chinese symbol for “apology”
歉意
qiàn yì
apology; regret
The closest CC-CEDICT match for apology is 歉意 (qiàn yì), defined as: apology; regret.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “apology”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 歉意.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | to apologize |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry; to feel apologetic |
| 致歉 | zhì qiàn | to apologize; to express regret |
| 歉收 | qiàn shōu | crop failure; poor harvest |
| 歉疚 | qiàn jiù | remorseful; guilt-ridden |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
| 意思 | yì si | idea; opinion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “apology”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.