Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

regret

Chinese: 后悔、悔恨。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “hui” becomes a different word in each tone. 悔 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 后悔hòu huǐto regret; to feel remorse
  • 悔恨huǐ hènremorse; repentance
  • 自悔zì huǐto regret; to repent
  • 悔过huǐ guòto repent; to be penitent
  • 悔意huǐ yìremorse

Example Sentence

做错了事,他感到十分后悔。Zuò cuò le shì, tā gǎn dào shí fēn hòu huǐ.After doing something wrong, he felt very regretful.

做错Zuò cuòto make an error了事le shìto dispose of a matterhe感到gǎn dàoto feel十分shí fēnvery后悔hòu huǐto regret