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
惨痛
cǎntòng
painful; bitter; grievous
Characters in this word
痛 tòng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这次泄密事件给公司留下了惨痛的教训。 Zhè cì xièmì shìjiàn gěi gōngsī liúxià le cǎntòng de jiàoxùn. This data leak left the company with a painful lesson.
- 那次考试失败，是我最惨痛的经历。 Nà cì kǎoshì shībài, shì wǒ zuì cǎntòng de jīnglì. Failing that exam was the most painful experience of my life.
- 他付出了惨痛的代价，才明白诚实的重要。 Tā fùchū le cǎntòng de dàijià, cái míngbai chéngshí de zhòngyào. Only after paying a bitter price did he understand the importance of honesty.
Related words
- 悲惨 bēicǎn miserable; tragic
- 惨 cǎn miserable; tragic; severe
- 惨白 cǎnbái deathly pale; ashen
- 惨重 cǎnzhòng heavy; severe
- 痛 tòng to hurt; painful
- 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; suffering
- 痛快 tòngkuài happy and satisfied
- 悲痛 bēitòng deeply sorrowful; grief-stricken
- 痛心 tòngxīn distressed; grieved
- 不堪 bùkān unable to bear; extremely; in a terrible state
- 悼念 dàoniàn to mourn; to commemorate
- 噩耗 èhào terrible news; grievous news