残念

Traditional form:

殘念

Pinyin (reading):

cánniàn

Definitions:

• (coll.) to regret
• what a pity! (loanword from Japanese "zannen")

Characters:

• 残 - to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete
• 念 - to think of, to recall; to study

Traditional characters:

• 殘 - to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete
• 念 - to think of, to recall; to study