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Character Decomposition
惨=忄+参
Etymology
heart
Meanings
miserable
wretched
cruel
inhuman
disastrous
tragic
dim
gloomy
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Words with 惨 81 total
plaintive · mournful · miserable凄惨qī cǎnmiserable · tragic悲惨bēi cǎndisaster惨事cǎn shìtragedy · calamity · atrocity惨剧cǎn jùto scream · blood-curdling screech · miserable shriek惨叫cǎn jiàowretched situation惨境cǎn jìnggrieved · distressed惨怛cǎn dá(literary) to massacre; to slaughter; to brutally kill惨戮cǎn lùto suffer a crushing defeat惨败cǎn bàiwretched sight惨景cǎn jǐngmassacre · tragedy · CL:起 qǐ惨案cǎn ànto die tragically · to meet with a violent death惨死cǎn sǐto slaughter · to kill mercilessly惨杀cǎn shācruel · vicious惨毒cǎn dútragic situation; dreadful state惨况cǎn kuàngdark · gloomy · dismal · by painstaking effort惨淡cǎn dànbitter · desperate惨烈cǎn liègrieved · distressed惨然cǎn rándevastation · miserable condition惨状cǎn zhuàngbitter · painful · deeply distressed惨痛cǎn tòngdeathly pale惨白cǎn báiterrible tragedy · grave mishap惨祸cǎn huòbitter smile惨笑cǎn xiàodark red惨红cǎn hóng
Idioms with 惨 27 total Chain
lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) · fig. miserable; horrendous; atrocious惨不忍睹cǎn bù rěn dǔ(idiom) dreadful to hear惨不忍闻cǎn bù rěn wénto manage by painstaking effort (idiom)惨淡经营cǎn dàn jīng yíngextremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality惨绝人寰cǎn jué rén huáninhuman (idiom) · brutal and unfeeling惨无人道cǎn wú rén dào
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