(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
(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.

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