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Chinese symbol for “remorse”

悔恨
huǐ hèn
remorse; repentance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for remorse is 悔恨 (huǐ hèn), defined as: remorse; repentance.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

悔 huǐ
to regret, to repent, to show remorse
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
恨 hèn
to dislike, to hate, to resent
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “remorse”

WordPinyinMeaning
悔意huǐ yìremorse
沉痛chén tònggrief; remorse
追悔zhuī huǐto repent; remorse
疚jiùchronic disease; guilt

Related words

Other words that share a character with 悔恨.

WordPinyinMeaning
后悔 (後悔)hòu huǐto regret; to feel remorse
忏悔 (懺悔)chàn huǐto repent; (religion) to confess
懊悔ào huǐto feel remorse; to repent
反悔fǎn huǐto renege; to go back (on a deal)
悔改huǐ gǎito repent; repentance
仇恨chóu hènto hate; hatred
憎恨zēng hènto detest; hatred
痛恨tòng hènto detest; to loathe

See also: Japanese symbol for “remorse”.

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.

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