惨 cǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 参 to take part in, to intervene
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
惨
cǎn
miserable; tragic; severe
Character
Example phrases
- 项目组低估了迁移难度，结果上线当天被投诉得很惨。 Xiàngmùzǔ dīgū le qiānyí nándù, jiéguǒ shàngxiàn dāngtiān bèi tóusù de hěn cǎn. The project team underestimated the difficulty of migration and was heavily criticised on launch day.
- 他输得很惨，一分也没得到。 Tā shū de hěn cǎn, yì fēn yě méi dédào. He lost miserably and did not score a single point.
- 那只小狗被雨淋得很惨，浑身都湿透了。 Nà zhī xiǎo gǒu bèi yǔ lín de hěn cǎn, húnshēn dōu shītòu le. That little dog got drenched by the rain and was soaked through.
Related words
- 悲惨 bēicǎn miserable; tragic
- 惨白 cǎnbái deathly pale; ashen
- 惨痛 cǎntòng painful; bitter; grievous
- 惨重 cǎnzhòng heavy; severe
- 不堪 bùkān unable to bear; extremely; in a terrible state
- 悲痛 bēitòng deeply sorrowful; grief-stricken
- 悼念 dàoniàn to mourn; to commemorate
- 悲哀 bēi'āi sad; sorrowful; sorrow
- 噩耗 èhào terrible news; grievous news
- 愁眉苦脸 chóuméikǔliǎn to look worried; to pull a long face
- 触目惊心 chùmùjīngxīn shocking; appalling
- 垂头丧气 chuítóusàngqì downcast; dejected; crestfallen