wǎn

to sigh in regret or pity

Taiwan pr. [wan4]

heart (忄) + wǎn sound (宛) = a heartfelt sigh of regret

The heart radical anchors the emotional weight — a sigh that rises from deep feeling. 宛 contributes the sound wǎn and adds little to the meaning.

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HeartSemantic

听到他离开的消息,大家都感到惜。

tīng dào tā lí kāi de xiāo xi, dà jiā dōu gǎn dào wǎn xī.

Hearing the news of his departure, everyone felt regret and pity.

他为自己年轻时错过的机会深感惜。

tā wèi zì jǐ nián qīng shí cuò guò de jī huì shēn gǎn wǎn xī.

He deeply sighs with regret over the opportunities he missed when he was young.

Words with 惋

惋惜

wǎn xī

to regret

凄惋

qī wǎn

doleful

More characters with 忄