憾
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hàn · regret, remorse

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Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

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Example sentences

Notice where 憾 sits in each complete thought.

Yǒu yì tiān zhè huì ràng nǐ yí hàn de.有一天这会让你遗憾的。

You will be sorry for it some day.

Source: Tatoeba #7769164 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu rén sǐ le de shí hòu zhēn shì yí hàn.有人死了的时候真是遗憾。

It's a pity when somebody dies.

Source: Tatoeba #334420 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn yí hàn nín méi yǒu hé wǒ men yì qǐ lái.我很遗憾您没有和我们一起来。

I'm sorry for your not having come with us.

Source: Tatoeba #342844 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí hàn de shì wǒ kòngxián shí jiān bú huì yǒu hěn duō.遗憾的是我空闲时间不会有很多。

Unfortunately I will not have much free time.

Source: Tatoeba #636197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yào lí kāi rì běn zhēn shì gè yí hàn.你要离开日本真是个遗憾。

It's a pity that you should leave Japan.

Source: Tatoeba #1517745 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hěn yí hàn nǐ men bù néng lái.很遗憾你们不能来。

It's a pity that you can't come.

Source: Tatoeba #715827 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 憾 in context

  1. Say hàn, then recall the core meaning: regret, remorse.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 遗憾 (yí hàn), meaning “regret”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 憾 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.