悔 (huǐ): regret
悔 (huǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “regret.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 每 (phonetic). It ranks #1836 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 悔 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
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 悔
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忏悔verb | chàn huǐ | to repent |
| 反悔verb | fǎn huǐ | to renege |
| 悔恨verb | huǐ hèn | remorse |
| 懊悔verb | ào huǐ | to feel remorse |
| 悔过verb | huǐ guò | to repent |
| 悔改verb | huǐ gǎi | to repent |
| 无怨无悔 | wú yuàn wú huǐ | no complaints |
| 悔悟verb | huǐ wù | to repent |
| 后悔莫及phrase | hòu huǐ mò jí | too late for regrets (idiom) |
| 追悔莫及 | zhuī huǐ mò jí | too late for regrets (idiom) |
| 无悔 | wú huǐ | to have no regrets |
| 悔过书noun | huǐ guò shū | written repentance |
| 悔过自新phrase | huǐ guò zì xīn | to repent and start afresh (idiom) |
| 悔棋verb | huǐ qí | to withdraw a move (chess) |
| 悔不当初phrase | huǐ bù dāng chū | to regret one's past deeds (idiom) |
悔 appears in 34 compound words: 41 as the first character, 41 as the last, and 18 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 悔 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
Example Sentences
他很后悔当初没有接受那份工作，现在机会已经错过了。
Tā hěn hòuhuǐ dāngchū méiyǒu jiēshòu nà fèn gōngzuò, xiànzài jīhuì yǐjīng cuòguò le.
He deeply regrets not accepting that job back then; the opportunity has now passed.
你不听我的买了新Su7你得后悔一辈子 #新一代小米su7 #小米新su...
nǐ bù tīng wǒ de mǎi le xīn S u 7 nǐ dé hòu huǐ yī bèi zǐ xīn yī dài xiǎo mǐ s u 7 xiǎo mǐ xīn s u . . .
If you don't listen to me and buy the new Su7, you'll regret it for the rest of your life #NewGenerationXiaomiSu7 #XiaomiNewSu...
NBA》火箭后悔交易?杜兰特“小帐争议”引爆内哄
N B A huǒ jiàn hòu huǐ jiāo yì ? dù lán tè xiǎo zhàng zhēng yì yǐn bào nèi hōng
NBA: Do the Rockets Regret the Trade? Durant's "Payroll Dispute" Sparks Internal Strife
后悔318太阳花学运造神柯文哲! 前幕僚:我...
hòu huǐ 3 1 8 tài yáng huā xué yùn zào shén 柯 wén zhé ! qián mù liáo : wǒ . . .
Regretting the deification of Ko Wen-je during the 318 Sunflower Movement! Former aide: I...
川普自夸唯一敢打伊朗 称某前总统私下后悔未开战
chuān pǔ zì kuā wéi yī gǎn dǎ yī lǎng chèn mǒu qián zǒng tǒng sī xià hòu huǐ wèi kāi zhàn
Trump boasts that he is the only one who dared to take on Iran, claiming that a former president privately regretted not going to war
...水!有人称一家四口亏了4000!网友:后悔买早..
. . . shuǐ ! yǒu rén chèn yī jiā sì kǒu kuī le ! wǎng yǒu hòu huǐ mǎi zǎo . .
... Water! Someone claimed that a family of four lost 4000! Netizens: regret buying early...
你迟早要后悔懒惰。
Nǐ chízǎo yào hòuhuǐ lǎnduò.
Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.
你后悔跟我结婚吗?
Nǐ hòuhuǐ gēn wǒ jiéhūn ma?
Do you regret marrying me?
他后悔在校时没用功读书。
Tā hòuhuǐ zàixiào shí méi yònggōng dúshū.
He regrets not having worked harder at school.
我很后悔当时没有把握机会认识她。
Wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ dāngshí méiyǒu bǎwò jīhuì rènshi tā.
I regret missing the chance to meet her.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 忄 (heart) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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