悔

(bound form) to regret; to repent

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 每 (phonetic, měi)

components: 忄每

be sorry about · Heisig RSH #1818

state of mind + 每 every

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 每

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 每 (měi) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
每 sound component	měi	each, every
海	hǎi	sea, ocean; maritime
梅	méi	plum; prune; surname
霉	méi	mildew, mold, rot
敏	mǐn	fast, quick; clever, smart
酶	méi	enzyme; to ferment
莓	méi	moss; edible berries
晦	huì	dark, obscure, unclear; night
诲	huì	to teach, to instruct; to encourage, to urge
脢	méi	flesh

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
悔过自新	huǐ guò zì xīn	to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
死而无悔	sǐ ér wú huǐ	to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)
死不改悔	sǐ bù gǎi huǐ	not to repent even facing death (idiom); unrepentant; very obstinate
吃后悔药	chī hòu huǐ yào	(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
悔之无及	huǐ zhī wú jí	too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
悔过书	huǐ guò shū	written repentance
悔不当初	huǐ bù dāng chū	to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
无怨无悔	wú yuàn wú huǐ	no complaints; to have no regrets
悔恨交加	huǐ hèn jiāo jiā	to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
后悔莫及	hòu huǐ mò jí	too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
无悔	wú huǐ	to have no regrets
自悔	zì huǐ	to regret; to repent
后悔	hòu huǐ	to regret; to feel remorse
愧悔无地	kuì huǐ wú dì	ashamed and unable to show one's face (idiom)
悔意	huǐ yì	remorse
反悔	fǎn huǐ	to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)
悔过	huǐ guò	to repent; to be penitent
誓不反悔	shì bù fǎn huǐ	to vow not to break one's promise
失悔	shī huǐ	to regret; to feel remorse
追悔莫及	zhuī huǐ mò jí	too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.