懊 (ào) · to regret

Meanings

1 to regret
2 to feel remorse; to be vexed

Characters

懊

ào

to regret; to be vexed

Examples

HSK 7-9

他非常懊悔当初没有好好学习。

Tā fēicháng àohuǐ dāngchū méiyǒu hǎohǎo xuéxí.

He deeply regretted not having studied harder.

HSK 7-9

她为错过火车而十分懊恼。

Tā wèi cuòguò huǒchē ér shífēn àonǎo.

She was very annoyed about missing the train.

Tips

usage

Common in 懊悔 (to regret bitterly) and 懊恼 (annoyed, vexed). It blends regret with frustration - being upset at oneself.

Components

radical

忄 xīn

heart; emotion

Left 忄 is the heart radical 心 in left-side form. It marks 懊 as an emotion - the gnawing feeling of regret and vexation.

phonetic

奥 ào

profound; phonetic

Right 奥 supplies the sound exactly (ào = ào). The same phonetic anchors 澳 (bay) and 懊's near-relative 墺.

Stroke Order

懊 ào

Related Words

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懊恼 àonǎo #22,185

annoyed / vexed / upset / chagrined

后悔 hòuhuǐ HSK 4 #1,909

to regret / to feel remorse

遗憾 yíhàn HSK 5 #1,143

regret; regrettable; to regret / pity; it's a pity

庆幸 qìngxìng HSK 7-9 #5,969

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悔恨 huǐhèn HSK 7-9 #13,176

to deeply regret / to feel remorse

安心 ānxīn HSK 7-9 #5,420

at ease; relieved / to feel reassured; to set one's mind at rest

唉 ài HSK 5 #2,778

alas / sigh of sadness or regret / yes; uh-huh (sound of agreement)

惋惜 wǎnxī HSK 7-9 #14,730

to feel sorry for / to feel pity over / to regret

冻 dòng HSK 5 #4,572

to freeze / to feel very cold / frozen