惋 (wǎn): to sigh in regret or pity
惋 (wǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “to sigh in regret or pity.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 宛 (phonetic). It ranks #2941 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 惋 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- to sigh in regret or pity
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
惋 appears in 2 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 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 惋 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这件事让我惋烦意乱,整夜都没有睡好。
zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒ wǎn fán yì luàn , zhěng yè dū méi yǒu shuì hǎo .
This matter has left me troubled and restless, unable to sleep well all night.
消息一出,引发了大量玩家与实体发行商的惋惜与不满。
xiāo xī yī chū , yǐn fā le dà liàng wán jiā yǔ shí tǐ fā háng shāng de wǎn xī yǔ bù mǎn .
As soon as the news broke, it sparked widespread regret and dissatisfaction among players and physical retailers.
而这份叹惋的心情,也导致了很多人虽然无法理解石神的选择,但依然对他产生同情。
ér zhè fèn tàn wǎn de xīn qíng , yě dǎo zhì le hěn duō rén suī rán wú fǎ lǐ jiě shí shén de xuǎn zé , dàn yī rán duì tā chǎn shēng tóng qíng .
And this sense of regret has led many people—even though they cannot understand Ishigami’s choice—to still feel sympathy for him.
不少球迷仍留在场内交流,对球队出局表示惋惜。
bù shǎo qiú mí réng liú zài chǎng nèi jiāo liú , duì qiú duì chū jú biǎo shì wǎn xī .
Many fans remained in the stadium, chatting with one another and expressing regret over the team's elimination.
正论:杀校固然惋惜 但宜面对现实
zhèng lùn : shā jiào gù rán wǎn xī dàn yí miàn duì xiàn shí
Straight Talk: While the closure of the school is regrettable, we must face reality
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 忄 (heart) component
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