惨

Traditional (Taiwan): 慘

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

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cǎn ㄘㄢˇ

- miserable
- wretched
- cruel
- inhuman
- disastrous
- tragic
- dim
- gloomy

Other words read cǎn

In the same tone

憯 cǎn already
朁 cǎn if, supposing, nevertheless
黪 cǎn dark

can with other tones

参 cān take part in
残 cán destroy
餐 cān meal
蚕 cán silkworm
灿 càn glorious

All 14 words read can in any tone

How 惨 is written

部首 radical: 忄 a form of 心
笔画 strokes: 11, with 8 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左右结构
偏旁 parts: 忄参
形旁 meaning: 忄
声旁 sound: 参

Words with 惨

Starting with 惨

惨案 cǎnàn massacre
惨重 cǎnzhòng disastrous
惨白 cǎnbái deathly pale
惨败 cǎnbài suffer a crushing defeat
惨遭 cǎnzāo suffer

All 32 words starting with 惨

Ending with 惨

悲惨 bēicǎn miserable
凄惨 qīcǎn plaintive
卖惨 màicǎn fish for pity

Containing 惨

伤心惨目 shāngxīncǎnmù too appalling to look at
悲惨世界 bēicǎnshìjiè Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 维克多·雨果
绿惨红愁 lǜcǎnhóngchóu grieved appearance
四一二惨案 sìyīèrcǎnàn massacre of 12th Mar 1927

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