残念

cán niàn

2-character word Traditional 殘念

What 残念 means

colloquialto regret
what a pity! (loanword from Japanese "zannen")

The characters in 残念

残cánto destroy; to spoil; to ruin
念niànto read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school)

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