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惨
慘
cǎn
1. miserable
2. wretched
3. cruel
4. inhuman
5. disastrous
6. tragic
7. dim
8. gloomy
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

惨
cǎn
miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

悲惨
bēicǎn
miserable
HSK 6
凄惨
qīcǎn
plaintive
惨事
cǎnshì
disaster
惨剧
cǎnjù
tragedy
惨叫
cǎnjiào
to scream
惨境
cǎnjìng
wretched situation
惨怛
cǎndá
grieved
惨败
cǎnbài
to suffer a crushing defeat
惨景
cǎnjǐng
wretched sight
惨案
cǎnàn
massacre
惨死
cǎnsǐ
to die tragically
惨杀
cǎnshā
to slaughter
惨毒
cǎndú
cruel
惨况
cǎnkuàng
tragic situation
惨淡
cǎndàn
dark
惨澹
cǎndàn
variant of [[慘淡|惨淡<cǎndàn>]]
惨烈
cǎnliè
bitter
惨然
cǎnrán
grieved
惨状
cǎnzhuàng
devastation
惨痛
cǎntòng
bitter

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,529
Word Frequency Rank
1,656 of 84,292

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