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悔悟 (huǐ wù) — to realize one's error and repent

Definition

verb
to realize one's error and repent

Examples

  • ，悔悟。
    Tā jīng guò yí yè de sī kǎo, zhōng yú huǐ wù le.
    After a night of thinking, he finally realized his error and repented.
  • 悔悟，。
    Zhǐ yǒu zhēn chéng huǐ wù, cái néng dé dào yuán liàng.
    Only by sincerely repenting can you be forgiven.
  • 悔悟。
    Tā duì zì jǐ de cuò wù shēn gǎn huǐ wù.
    She deeply repented of her mistake.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

悔huǐrepent
悟wùrealize

悔 (repent) and 悟 (realize) combine to mean realizing an error and repenting.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
每
每měi悔huǐ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

悔 pairs 忄, the heart part, with 每, which gives a sound hint.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
吾
吾wú悟
Same sound today

悟 is made from 忄, a side form of 心, and 吾, which supplies the sound.

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