cǎn

sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel

HSK 6 #1530

DEFINITIONS

  • sad, pitiful, wretched
  • cruel
  • miserable
  • wretched
  • cruel
  • inhuman
  • disastrous
  • tragic
  • dim
  • gloomy

STROKES

WORDS

事 cǎn shì disaster
境 cǎn jìng wretched situation
怛 cǎn dá grieved; distressed
景 cǎn jǐng wretched sight
毒 cǎn dú cruel; vicious
况 cǎn kuàng tragic situation; dreadful state
澹 cǎn dàn variant of 慘淡|惨淡[can3 dan4]
然 cǎn rán grieved; distressed
笑 cǎn xiào bitter smile
红 cǎn hóng dark red
遭不幸 cǎn zāo bù xìng to meet with disaster; to die tragically
绿红愁 lǜ cǎn hóng chóu (of women) grieved appearance (idiom); sorrowful mien
伤亡重 shāng wáng cǎn zhòng heavy casualties; a large number of injuries and deaths
shū cǎn Lose miserably; suffer a great loss
凄凄 qī qī cǎn cǎn miserable and wretched; desolate and sorrowful