憾 (hàn): regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)
憾 (hàn) is a Chinese character meaning “regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 感 (phonetic). It ranks #2213 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 憾 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 憾
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缺憾noun | quē hàn | a regret |
| 憾事noun | hàn shì | a matter for regret |
| 引以为憾 | yǐn yǐ wéi hàn | to consider sth regrettable (idiom) |
| 憾恨 | hàn hèn | resentful |
憾 appears in 5 compound words: 40 as the first character, 60 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 憾 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这件事让我憾烦意乱，整夜都没有睡好。
zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒ hàn fán yì luàn , zhěng yè dū méi yǒu shuì hǎo .
This matter has left me deeply troubled and restless, unable to sleep well all night.
...值超越胜负 赛场上成长 尽情发挥 不留遗憾
. . . zhí chāo yuè shèng fù sài chǎng shàng chéng cháng jǐn qíng fā huī bù liú yí hàn
...More than just winning or losing; growing on the field; giving it your all; leaving no regrets
...大满贯│“港韩组合”陈颢桦/金娜英2:3憾负世一拍档 无缘混双决赛
. . . dà mǎn guàn gǎng hán zǔ gě chén 颢 桦 jīn 娜 yīng 2 : 3 hàn fù shì yī pāi dàng wú yuán hùn shuāng jué sài
... Grand Slam│"Hong Kong-South Korea combination" Chen Haohua/Kim Na-young lost 2:3 to the world's first partner and missed the mixed doubles final
...好友忆去年两人看刘德华电影 她一句话成遗憾
. . . hǎo yǒu yì qù nián liǎng rén kàn liú dé huá diàn yǐng tā yī jù huà chéng yí hàn
... Friends recalled that last year, the two watched Andy Lau's movie, and her words became regrets
打足5局憾负头号种子 陈颢桦/金娜英混双4强止步
dǎ zú 5 jú hàn fù tóu hào zhǒng zǐ chén 颢 桦 jīn 娜 yīng hùn shuāng 4 qiáng zhǐ bù
After 5 games, the top seed Chen Haohua/Kim Na-young stopped in the top 4 of mixed doubles
特朗普回应最高法推翻其关税政策:“令人遗憾”
tè lǎng pǔ huí yīng zuì gāo fǎ tuī fān qí guān shuì zhèng cè : lìng rén yí hàn
Trump responds to Supreme Court's overturning of tariff policy: 'regrettable'
哦！我很遗憾听到这个消息。
ó! wǒ hěn yíhàn tīngdào zhège xiāoxi.
Oh! I'm sorry to hear that.
很遗憾你不相信我。
Hěn yíhàn nǐ bù xiāngxìn wǒ.
That you don't believe me is a great pity.
很遗憾您不能来派对。
Hěn yíhàn nín bù néng lái pàiduì.
It is a pity that you cannot come to the party.
很遗憾他们离婚了。
Hěn yíhàn tāmen líhūn le.
It's a pity they're getting divorced.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 忄 (heart) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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