cǎn

tragic; miserable; wretched

Character data

Radical ⼼ (61.11)
Strokes 14
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

慘 cǎn
  1. 1. tragic
  2. 2. miserable
  3. 3. wretched
  4. 4. disastrous
  5. 5. gloomy
  6. 6. dim
  7. 7. cruel
  8. 8. inhuman

Words containing 慘

Word Meaning
miserable condition; devastation
painful; deeply distressed; bitter
deathly pale
terrible tragedy; grave mishap
bitter smile
dark red
extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality
tragic event; disastrous turn
to suffer (defeat, death etc)
to meet with disaster; to die tragically
disastrous
sorrowful mien; (of women) grieved appearance (idiom)