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Meaning

miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; seriously; badly

Chinese: 悲惨、凄惨。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “can” becomes a different word in each tone. 惨 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable; tragic
  • 惨重cǎn zhòngdisastrous
  • 惨痛cǎn tòngbitter; painful; deeply distressed
  • 惨白cǎn báideathly pale
  • 惨然cǎn rángrieved; distressed

Example Sentence

这场车祸十分惨重。Zhè chǎng chē huò shí fēn cǎn zhòng.This car accident was very tragic.

Zhèthischǎngthreshing floor车祸chē huòtraffic accident十分shí fēnvery惨重cǎn zhòngdisastrous