Chinese symbol for “regret”
遗憾
yí hàn
Traditional: 遺憾
regret; to regret; to be sorry that
The closest CC-CEDICT match for regret is 遗憾 (yí hàn), defined as: regret; to regret; to be sorry that.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “regret”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 后悔 (後悔) | hòu huǐ | to regret; to feel remorse |
| 悔 | huǐ | (bound form) to regret; to repent |
| 惋惜 | wǎn xī | to regret; to feel that it is a great pity |
| 缺憾 | quē hàn | a regret; sth regrettable |
| 憾 | hàn | regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 遗憾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遗址 (遺址) | yí zhǐ | ruins; historic relics |
| 遗产 (遺產) | yí chǎn | heritage; legacy |
| 遗传 (遺傳) | yí chuán | heredity; to inherit (a trait) |
| 遗体 (遺體) | yí tǐ | remains (of a dead person) |
| 遗忘 (遺忘) | yí wàng | to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore |
| 缺憾 | quē hàn | a regret; sth regrettable |
| 憾事 | hàn shì | a matter for regret; sth that is a (great) pity |
| 引以为憾 (引以為憾) | yǐn yǐ wéi hàn | to consider sth regrettable (idiom) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “regret”.
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