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懊 Stroke Order — How to Write 懊

Stroke Order

懊 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 忄, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

懊 Radical and Character Components

Components:忄奥

懊 is a phono-semantic compound: 忄 (heart) carries the meaning, while 奥 indicates the sound.

Radical: 忄 + 13 more strokes

懊 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • ào

Meanings of 懊 in Chinese

1

ào懊

To feel vexed, remorseful, or regretful.
他为自己的粗心大意感到非常懊悔。
He felt deeply regretful for his carelessness.

Common Words and Phrases with 懊

1
ào懊hèn恨
deep regret and resentment
他为自己当初的鲁莽行为感到深深的懊恨。
He felt deep remorse for his initial rash actions.
2
ào懊huǐ悔
To feel deep regret or remorse for a past mistake or wrongdoing.
她懊悔自己当初没有好好学习,现在感到很遗憾。
She regretted not studying hard in the past, and now feels very sorry.
3
ào懊nǎo恼
Feeling annoyed, upset, or remorseful about something that has happened.
她为自己没能抓住这个机会而感到非常懊恼
She felt deeply annoyed and regretful for missing that opportunity.
4
ào懊sàng丧
To feel dejected, despondent, and frustrated, often accompanied by a sense of helplessness.
他因为比赛失利而感到非常懊丧。
He felt very disheartened because he lost the game.

More words with 懊

  • ào懊huǐ悔bù不yǐ已Full of regret, Deeply remorseful
  • shēn深gǎn感ào懊huǐ悔deeply regret, profoundly regret

Idioms with 懊

  • ào懊huǐ悔bù不jí及too late for regrets
  • ào懊huǐ悔wú无jí及too late for regrets

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Questions about 懊

What does 懊 mean in Chinese?

懊 (ào) means “To feel vexed” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 懊?

懊 is pronounced ào in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 懊 have?

懊 has 15 strokes.

How do you write 懊?

懊 is written in 15 strokes, starting from the radical 忄. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 懊?

The radical of 懊 is 忄, and 懊 is a phono-semantic compound.

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