遗憾
Old HSK 5
遗憾 (yíhàn) · regret
遗憾 (yíhàn) means “regret; pity; to be sorry”. It is written with 2 characters: 遗 (to lose) + 憾 (regret). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 遗憾 is built
The characters
遗 yí · to lose
What 遗 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 贵guì — expensive
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 中zhōng — central
Origin hint: To leave 辶 something valuable 贵 behind (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
憾 hàn · regret
What 憾 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 感gǎn — to affect
- 咸xián — all
- 戊wù — 5th heavenly stem
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 心xīn — heart
- 咸xián — all
Example sentences
很遗憾，我不能参加你的婚礼。Hěn yíhàn, wǒ bù néng cānjiā nǐ de hūnlǐ.I'm sorry I can't come to your wedding.
没看到那场比赛，真遗憾。Méi kàndào nà chǎng bǐsài, zhēn yíhàn.It's a pity I didn't see that match.
Questions about 遗憾
What does 遗憾 mean?
遗憾 (yíhàn) means “regret; pity; to be sorry”.
How do you pronounce 遗憾?
遗憾 is pronounced yíhàn.
Which HSK level is 遗憾?
遗憾 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 遗憾 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 112: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.