TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
悔
悔 ＝ 忄 ＋ 每
ㄏㄨㄟˇ · huǐ
verb — to regret, repent
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart
IF≠měi → huǐ — the reading drifted far off the donor
A heart (忄) that goes back over it every (每) time — regret. 每 měi carries the sound, drifted to huǐ. The looking-back: 後悔、悔改、悔恨.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（忄）裡每（每）回想起那件事，都重新疼一次。
The heart (忄) goes back to it every (每) time, and aches again.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)後悔、悔恨— to regret常用
→悔改— to repent, mend one's ways
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension