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惨 - cǎn

sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel

sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel

How to read 惨

Click 惨 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyincǎn
Englishsad, pitiful, wretched; cruel
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

惨事 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 惨剧. Please read 惨叫 one more time.

Common words with this character

disaster
tragedy; calamity; atrocity
to scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek
wretched situation

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 惨 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 惨事 and 惨剧 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 惨.