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悔 huǐ

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悔 huǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
huǐ | hui3
English translation
to regret
to regret, to repent, to show remorse

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About 悔 huǐ

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

悔 huǐ

Contains the radical

忄 xīn

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

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Etymology of 悔 huǐ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰忄每

Semantic compound

忄 xīn

Phonetic compound

每 měi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 xīn represents the meaning and 每 měi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 悔 huǐ

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春月忽然 hūrán 懊悔 aò huǐ 起来 qǐlai ,她 tā 不 bù 该 gāi 在 zài 喝茶 hē chá 时 shí 那么 nà me 端庄 duān zhuāng 有 yǒu 礼 Lǐ .

Suddenly Spring Moon wished she had not been so virtuous at tea.

她 tā 忏悔 chàn huǐ 地 de 跪 guì 在 zài 母亲 mǔqīn 脚下 jiǎo xià .

She knelt at her mother's feet in penance.

很多基督徒 Jī dū tú 都 dōu 定期 dìngqī 向 Xiàng 牧师 mù shī 忏悔 chàn huǐ 他们 tā men 的 de 罪行 zuì xíng 和 hé 恶念.

Many Christians regularly confess their guilty actions and thoughts to a priest.

达伦后悔 hòuhuǐ 射 shè 杀 shā 了 le 那 Nā 只 zhǐ 鸟 diǎo .

Darren repented having shot the bird.

勿 wù 轻易 qīngyì 许诺 xǔ nuò (以免 yǐmiǎn 后悔 hòuhuǐ ).

Don't make rash promises, ie ones you may regret.

Words with 悔 huǐ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
后悔 hòuhuǐ to regret後悔
忏悔 chàn huǐ to confess懺悔
悔 huǐ to regret悔 huǐ
悔恨 huǐhèn remorse悔恨 huǐhèn
懊悔 aò huǐ to repent懊悔 aò huǐ
悔过 huǐ guò to regret悔過
反悔 fǎn huǐ to renege反悔 fǎn huǐ
悔改 huǐ gǎi to repent悔改 huǐ gǎi
后悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.後悔莫及
悔悟 huǐ wù to repent悔悟 huǐ wù
追悔莫及 zhuī huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.追悔莫及 zhuī huǐ mò jí
悔罪 huǐ zuì conviction悔罪 huǐ zuì
无怨无悔 wú yuàn wú huǐ no complaints無怨無悔
追悔 zhuī huǐ to repent追悔 zhuī huǐ
悔不当初 huǐ bù dāng chū to regret one's past deeds (idiom)悔不當初
悔过自新 huǐ guò zì xīn to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf悔過自新
后悔不迭 hòu huǐ bù dié too late for regrets後悔不迭
无悔 wú huǐ to have no regrets無悔
悔棋 huǐ qí to withdraw a move (chess)悔棋 huǐ qí
悔过书 huǐ guò shū written repentance悔過書
死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ unrepentant死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ
失悔 shī huǐ to regret失悔 shī huǐ
吃后悔药 chī hòu huǐ yào (fig.) to regret (doing sth)吃後悔藥
翻然悔悟 fān rán huǐ wù to see the error of one's ways翻然悔悟 fān rán huǐ wù

悔 huǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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悔 huǐ Decomposition

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