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惋

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to sigh in regret or pity; Taiwan pr. [wan4]

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
11
Radical
心 +8
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
惋
Common rank
#5,032
Unicode
U+60CB

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Formation & memory

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How 惋 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

忄 meaning “heart” + 宛 sound ( wǎn )

Components 忄 宛

Words with 惋

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
惋惜 wǎn xī to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb
凄惋 qī wǎn doleful; piteous; also written 淒婉|凄婉[qi1 wan3]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 宛 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
宛 sound part wǎn to seem; as if; crooked
碗 wǎn bowl, small dish
腕 wàn wrist
婉 wǎn amiable, graceful, tactful; restrained
豌 wān peas
菀 yù luxuriant foliage
箢 yuān used in 箢箕[yuan1 ji1] and 箢篼[yuan1 dou1]; Taiwan pr. [wan3]
畹 wǎn a field of 20-30 mu
剜 wān to cut; to cut out, to pick out, to scoop out
琬 wǎn fine jade; nobility