悔 - huǐ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 4 - Medium
10 strokes
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悔

huǐ

Definition

to regret

Character Decomposition

Related words (27)

悔婚

huǐ hūn

to break a promise of marriage

remorse; repentance

to repent

remorse

to repent; repentance

悔棋

huǐ qí

to withdraw a move (chess)

conviction

to regret; to repent

written repentance

too late to be sorry

repentance (in Christianity)

反悔

fǎn huǐ

to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)

to regret; to repent

to regret; to feel remorse

懺悔

chàn huǐ

to confess; to repent; remorse; repentance; penitent; confession (Buddhism)

懊悔

ào huǐ

to feel remorse; to repent; to regret

to mend one's ways

to have no regrets

to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)

to regret; to repent

to repent; remorse

(fig.) to regret (doing sth)

too late for regrets

no complaints; to have no regrets

死而無悔

sǐ ér wú huǐ

to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)

翻然悔悟

fān rán huǐ wù

to see the error of one's ways; to make a clean break with one's past

誓不反悔

shì bù fǎn huǐ

to vow not to break one's promise

Idioms (8)

悔不當初

huǐ bù dāng chū

to regret one's past deeds (idiom)

悔之無及

huǐ zhī wú jí

too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

悔恨交加

huǐ hèn jiāo jiā

to feel remorse and shame (idiom)

悔過自新

huǐ guò zì xīn

to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

後悔莫及

hòu huǐ mò jí

too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

愧悔無地

kuì huǐ wú dì

ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)

死不改悔

sǐ bù gǎi huǐ

not to repent even facing death (idiom); unrepentant; very obstinate

追悔莫及

zhuī huǐ mò jí

too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

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