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惋惜 wǎnxī

惋惜 wǎnxī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 惋惜 wǎnxī .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wǎnxī | wan3 xi1
English translation
to regret
to feel that it is a great pity
to feel sorry for sb

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About 惋惜 wǎnxī

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Traditional form

惋惜 wǎnxī

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 惋惜 wǎnxī

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wǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and wǎn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

wǎn

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄宛

Number of Strokes

11

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

忄昔

Number of Strokes

11

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惋惜 wǎnxī Decomposition

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惋惜 wǎnxī Compounds

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