The character 憾 — “regret”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 憾 is read hàn and means “regret”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 憾
憾 has 16 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 憾, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 憾 is made of
On the left, 忄 “heart”; on the right, 感 gǎn hints at the sound.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 憾
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 憾?
憾 has 16 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 憾 mean?
憾 means “regret”. It appears in 遗憾 (“regret”).
How do you pronounce 憾?
憾 is read hàn. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 憾 have?
16 strokes.
← 遗 lose奈 part of “it can't be helped” →
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 憾 yourself
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