悔 huǐ regret
How to remember 悔: 忄 heart + 每 every = regret. With a heavy heart, he reads every angry message he sent last night, full of regret.
Component breakdown
悔 = 忄 heart + 每 every
- 忄 heart
- 每 every
- 𠂉 clouds
- 母 mother
With a heavy heart, he reads every angry message he sent last night, full of regret.
How it is used
- Bound; to regret/repent. 后悔 (hòuhuǐ) = regret (after the fact): 我很后悔 (wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ) I really regret it.
- 后悔 (hòuhuǐ) is wishing you'd acted differently; contrast 可惜 (kěxī), which is "a pity" about circumstances outside your control.
- 悔恨 (huǐhèn) is stronger - bitter remorse.
Words with 悔
Example sentences
- 他做错了事，很后悔。 Tā zuòcuòle shì, hěn hòuhuǐ.He has done wrong and regrets it very much.