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Meaning of 惨

Pinyin cǎn

Radical

忄

Strokes

Definition

miserable / wretched / cruel / inhuman / seriously / badly / tragic

Usage

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惨 cǎn (Adjective) 【Definition】: Cruel, brutal 1. 狠，恶毒 (brutal; vicious) Examples: 惨毒 (brutal and vicious); 惨刻 (brutality); 惨虐 (cruelty); 惨烈 (cruel and fierce); 惨无人道 (inhumane). 2. 可悲伤，使人难受 (miserable; pitiful; sad) Examples: 凄惨 (miserably sad); 悲惨 (extremely painful situation causing sorrow); 惨淡 (pathetically bleak); 惨剧 (tragic drama); 惨案 (tragic case); 惨景 (tragic scene); 惨象 (tragic imagery); 惨不忍睹 (too tragic to bear to see); 惨绝人寰 (beyond human suffering). 3. 程度严重 (stern; severe) Examples: 惨重 (seriously heavy, miserable); 惨败 (a severe defeat). 【Citations】: 1. 《说文》：惨，毒也。 2. 《汉书·陈汤传》：惨毒行于民。 3. 《后汉书·周纺传》：苛惨失中。注：“虐也。” 4. 《荀子·议兵》：惨如蜂虿。【Examples】: 如: 惨虐 (cruel and brutal); 惨无人理 (inhuman). ### 【Extended Meanings】: 1. 悲痛;伤心 (miserable; pitiful; sad) - Examples: 凄惨 (miserably sad); 悲惨 (extremely painful); 惨不忍言 (too tragic to speak of). 2. 厉害;程度严重 (stern; severe) - Examples: 惨阳 (extremely hot and fierce sun). 【Citations Extended】: 1. 张衡《西京赋》：冰霜惨烈。 2. 扬雄《甘泉赋》：下阴潜以惨禀兮。

惨叫 cǎn jiào

to scream / blood-curdling screech / miserable shriek

惨绝人寰 cǎn jué rén huán

extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality

惨案 cǎn àn

massacre / tragedy / CL:起[qi3]

惨不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ

spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight / appalling scenes of devastation

悲惨 bēi cǎn

miserable / tragic

惨重 cǎn zhòng

disastrous

惨白 cǎn bái

deathly pale

惨烈 cǎn liè

bitter / desperate

惨遭 cǎn zāo

to suffer (defeat, death etc)

惨败 cǎn bài

to suffer a crushing defeat

惨痛 cǎn tòng

bitter / painful / deeply distressed

惨象 cǎn xiàng

Miserable

惨死 cǎn sǐ

to die tragically / to meet with a violent death

惨然 cǎn rán

grieved / distressed

惨剧 cǎn jù

tragedy / calamity / atrocity

惨淡 cǎn dàn

dark / gloomy / dismal / by painstaking effort

惨状 cǎn zhuàng

devastation / miserable condition

惨叫声 cǎn jiào shēng

Scream

惨祸 cǎn huò

terrible tragedy / grave mishap

愁云惨雾 chóu yún cǎn wù

gathering clouds and rolling mists / in miserable atmosphere

凄惨 qī cǎn

plaintive / mournful / miserable

凄凄惨惨 qī qī cǎn cǎn

heartbreaking / distressing / desolating