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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)

惨白
cǎnbái
deathly pale
惨祸
cǎnhuò
terrible tragedy
惨笑
cǎnxiào
bitter smile
惨红
cǎnhóng
dark red
惨重
cǎnzhòng
disastrous
惨变
cǎnbiàn
disastrous turn
惨遭
cǎnzāo
to suffer (defeat, death etc)
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

Metadata

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

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