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可惜

kě xī

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 4

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

kě xī · ho2 sik1 (Jyutping)

  1. it is a pity
  2. what a pity
  3. unfortunately

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

可

Meaning
may, can, -able; possibly
Radical
口
Strokes
5
Components
⿻丁口
Cangjie
MNR
Four-corner
1062.0

惜

Meaning
pity, regret, rue, begrudge
Radical
忄
Strokes
11
Components
⿰忄昔
Cangjie
PTA
Four-corner
9406.1

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