Chinese Word: 慘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

慘 (Simplified: 惨)HSK 6

Pinyin: cǎn

English Definition: miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy

Chinese Definition:
①狠，恶毒：惨毒。惨刻。惨虐。惨烈。惨无人道。
②可悲伤，使人难受：凄惨。悲惨。惨淡。惨剧。惨案。惨景。惨象。惨不忍睹。惨绝人寰。
③程度严重：惨重(zhòng)。惨败。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:參 indicates the sound; 忄 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 忄 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
- 參 [ cān ] to take part in, to intervene; ginseng

Similar Characters: 摻

慘重	cǎn zhòng	disastrous
慘痛	cǎn tòng	bitter; painful; deeply distressed
慘案	cǎn àn	massacre; tragedy; Classifiers: 起

1		zhè chǎng 这场 bǐ sài 比赛 wǒ men 我们 cǎn zāo 惨遭 shī bài 失败。 We suffered a dismal defeat in this game.
2		tā 他 de 的 shēng huó 生活 jīng lì 经历 fēi cháng 非常 cǎn tòng 惨痛。 His life experience has been very painful.
3		nà ge 那个 dì qū 地区 zāo shòu 遭受 le 了 cǎn zhòng 惨重 de 的 zì rán zāi hài 自然灾害。 The region has suffered a drastic natural disaster.
4		zhěng gè 整个 tuán duì 团队 de 的 nǔ lì 努力 zuì zhōng 最终 yǐ 以 cǎn bài 惨败 gào zhōng 告终。 The entire team's effort ended in a disastrous defeat.
5		nà wèi 那位 yùn dòng yuán 运动员 zài 在 bǐ sài 比赛 zhōng 中 zāo yù 遭遇 dào 到 le 了 cǎn bài 惨败。 The athlete suffered a horrendous defeat in the game.

1		zhè chǎng 这场 bǐ sài 比赛 wǒ men 我们 cǎn zāo 惨遭 shī bài 失败。 We suffered a dismal defeat in this game.
2		tā 他 de 的 shēng huó 生活 jīng lì 经历 fēi cháng 非常 cǎn tòng 惨痛。 His life experience has been very painful.
3		nà ge 那个 dì qū 地区 zāo shòu 遭受 le 了 cǎn zhòng 惨重 de 的 zì rán zāi hài 自然灾害。 The region has suffered a drastic natural disaster.
4		zhěng gè 整个 tuán duì 团队 de 的 nǔ lì 努力 zuì zhōng 最终 yǐ 以 cǎn bài 惨败 gào zhōng 告终。 The entire team's effort ended in a disastrous defeat.
5		nà wèi 那位 yùn dòng yuán 运动员 zài 在 bǐ sài 比赛 zhōng 中 zāo yù 遭遇 dào 到 le 了 cǎn bài 惨败。 The athlete suffered a horrendous defeat in the game.