TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
憾
憾 ＝ 忄 ＋ 感
ㄏㄢˋ · hàn
noun/verb — regret, what is left unfulfilled
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart
{g,k,h}ITgǎn → hàn — the {g,k,h} crossing, tone shifts too
The heart (忄) feeling a gap — regret, the thing left unfinished. 感 gǎn carries the sound, the initial worn from g to h along the {g,k,h} run. From the felt lack: 遺憾, 憾事, 憾恨.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
事情過去了，心（忄）裡還空一塊——憾。
The thing is over, yet a hollow stays in the heart (忄) — regret.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)遺憾— regret, what is left unfulfilled常用
→憾事— a matter for regret
⇒憾恨— rankling regret
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension