huǐ

to regret

HSK 4 #1853

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 1853rd character
Radical ⼼ (61.7)
Strokes 10
Index # 2094

Definitions

悔 huǐ
  1. 1. to regret

Stroke order

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Words containing 悔

Word Meaning
too late for regrets
regret when it’s too late to change
to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
too late to be sorry
too late to regret; regret is useless now
too late for regret; cannot undo it
to break a promise of marriage
to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
remorse
to regret; to repent
written repentance
to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)
ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)
to repent; repentance; to confess
unrepentant; very obstinate
to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)
to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)
to have no regrets; no complaints
to have no regrets
to renege; to back out (of a promise)
to see the error of one's ways
to regret; to repent
to vow not to break one's promise