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
惨重
cǎnzhòng
heavy; severe
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 连续暴雨导致山体滑坡，当地农业损失惨重。 Liánxù bàoyǔ dǎozhì shāntǐ huápō, dāngdì nóngyè sǔnshī cǎnzhòng. Continuous heavy rain caused landslides, and local agriculture suffered severe losses.
- 这家小店在洪水中损失惨重，货物全泡了水。 Zhè jiā xiǎodiàn zài hóngshuǐ zhōng sǔnshī cǎnzhòng, huòwù quán pào le shuǐ. This little shop suffered heavy losses in the flood, and all its goods were soaked.
- 球队伤病惨重，主力球员几乎都不能上场。 Qiúduì shāngbìng cǎnzhòng, zhǔlì qiúyuán jīhū dōu bù néng shàng chǎng. The team was hit hard by injuries, and almost all the key players could not play.
Related words
- 悲惨 bēicǎn miserable; tragic
- 惨 cǎn miserable; tragic; severe
- 惨白 cǎnbái deathly pale; ashen
- 惨痛 cǎntòng painful; bitter; grievous
- 重 zhòng heavy; important
- 重要 zhòngyào important
- 重复 chóngfù to repeat
- 重新 chóngxīn again; from the start
- 重点 zhòngdiǎn main point; focus
- 重视 zhòngshì to value; to take seriously
- 重 chóng again; re-
- 重大 zhòngdà major; important