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憾 Stroke Order — How to Write 憾

Stroke Order

憾 is written in 16 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.

憾 Radical and Character Components

Components:忄感

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

Radical: 忄 + 13 more strokes

憾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • hàn

Meanings of 憾 in Chinese

1

hàn憾

To feel regret, disappointment, or dissatisfaction.
未能及时向家人表达感谢,是他此生最大的遗憾
Not being able to express his gratitude to his family in time was his greatest regret in this life.
Resentment; grievance; a feeling of deep dissatisfaction or regret that one holds.
他心中仍有私憾未能释怀。
He still holds personal resentment in his heart that he hasn't been able to let go of.

Common Words and Phrases with 憾

1
hàn憾shì事
a matter for regret
没能亲眼见证女儿的毕业典礼,这成了我心中一大憾事。
Not being able to personally witness my daughter's graduation ceremony became a great regret for me.

More words with 憾

  • yí遗hàn憾Regret, A pity
  • bào抱hàn憾regret, feel regret
  • quē缺hàn憾imperfection, flaw
  • sī私hàn憾personal regret, private sorrow
  • wú无hàn憾No regrets, Without regret
  • yí遗hàn憾de的shì是Unfortunately, Regrettably
  • bào抱hàn憾zhōng终shēn身Regret for life, Live with lifelong regret
  • bù不liú留yí遗hàn憾No regrets, Live with no regrets
  • fēi非cháng常yí遗hàn憾What a pity., It's a great shame.

Idioms with 憾

  • sǐ死ér而wú无hàn憾die without regrets
  • xīn新chóu愁jiù旧hàn憾new worries and old regrets
  • yǐn引yǐ以wéi为hàn憾to feel regretful about something

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Questions about 憾

What does 憾 mean in Chinese?

憾 (hàn) means “To feel regret” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 憾?

憾 is pronounced hàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 憾 have?

憾 has 16 strokes.

How do you write 憾?

憾 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical 忄. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 憾?

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

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