惋惜
wǎn xī · HSK 7
to regret
🥀 both chars share 忄 heart radical; 惜 = heart + 昔 (the past) = aching over what's gone
惋 and 惜 each carry the heart radical 忄, so the word lives in the chest. 惜 pairs that heart with 昔 (former times), giving a sense of mourning what has already slipped away — the regret you feel for someone or something lost.