憾 (hàn) — (bound form) regret; remorse
Definition
憾 (hàn) is a bound form used in literary words for 'regret,' as in 遗憾. It is not used alone — pair it with 遗 (遗憾) or 缺 (缺憾).
bound form
regretremorse
Examples
- 。Wǒ duì zì jǐ de xuǎn zé háo bù yí hàn.I have no regret whatsoever about my choice.
- ，。Rén shēng nán miǎn yǒu quē hàn, dàn wǒ men yào xué huì jiē shòu.Life inevitably has regrets, but we must learn to accept them.
- 。Nà jiàn shì chéng le tā xīn zhōng yǒng yuǎn de hàn shì.That matter became an eternal regret in his heart.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
憾 pairs 忄 (the heart/mind form of 心) with 感, which gives the sound.
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