惨(cǎn)

HSK 611 strokesTrad. 慘

miserable

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Character information

Pinyin
cǎn
Meaning
miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
慘

Origin & structure

Where 惨 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄参

In this compound, the meaning comes from 忄 (heart); 参 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

忄xīn参cān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 惨 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 惨

Common words using 惨 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bēi悲cǎn惨
HSK 6

miserable; tragic

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cǎn惨tòng痛
HSK 7-9

bitter

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cǎn惨bái白
HSK 7-9

deathly pale

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cǎn惨zhòng重
HSK 7-9

disastrous

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qī凄cǎn惨

plaintive; mournful; miserable

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cǎn惨shì事

disaster

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shāng伤xīn心cǎn惨mù目

(idiom) too appalling to look at

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cǎn惨bù不rěn忍dǔ睹

lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)

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