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惨 (cǎn): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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惨 (cǎn): Miserable — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 惨

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How to write 惨 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 惨

惨 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

惨

忄xīn · heart

参cān · participate

惨=

4.

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5.

How to Use 惨

'cǎn' indicating emotional or experiential misery

Used to form adjectives describing tragic or painful experiences

悲惨 • bēi cǎn • miserable • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

Tā他

téng疼

de得

cǎn惨

jiào叫

le了

yī

Information

Pinyincǎn

Meaningmiserable, tragic, cruel

Strokes11

Radical忄

Traditional慘

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2265

Zhuyinㄘㄢˇ

UnicodeU+60E8

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忄xīn · heart

+参cān · participate

bēi悲

cǎn惨

miserable

惨痛 • cǎn tòng • Painful / Heartrending • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cǎn惨

tòng痛

Painful / Heartrending

'cǎn' indicating extreme or severe condition

Used to form adjectives describing extreme states or severity

惨白 • cǎn bái • Deathly pale / Ashen • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cǎn惨

bái白

Deathly pale / Ashen

惨重 • cǎn zhòng • Heavy / Severe • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cǎn惨

zhòng重

Heavy / Severe

一

shēng声

。

He let out a miserable cry from the pain.

tīng听

dào到

nà那

ge个

xiāo消

xi息

，

tā他

de的

biǎo表

qíng情

biàn变

de得

hěn很

cǎn惨

。

Upon hearing that news, his expression became very miserable.

qiú球

duì队

zài在

jué决

sài赛

zhōng中

zāo遭

yù遇

cǎn惨

bài败

。

The team suffered a crushing defeat in the final.

zhè这

chǎng场

cǎn惨

àn案

tí提

xǐng醒

wǒ我

men们

yào要

zhēn珍

xī惜

hé和

píng平

。

This tragic incident reminds us to cherish peace.

zhè这

chǎng场

zhàn战

zhēng争

dài带

lái来

le了

bēi悲

cǎn惨

de的

hòu后

guǒ果

。

This war brought tragic consequences.

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HSK (3.0) Level 7-9

Characters from the same exam level.

饶ráorich, abundant; to spare, to forgive
惹rěto provoke, to attract (trouble, etc.)
任rènto appoint, to bear, to allow
融róngto melt, blend, or fuse together
揉róurub
润rùnto moisten, to lubricate

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Characters pronounced "can".

残cánincomplete, damaged, or cruel
惭cánashamed, feel guilty
灿cànbright, brilliant, resplendent
蚕cánsilkworm
参cānto participate, to join, to refer
餐cānto eat; a meal

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Characters with radical "忄".

惺xīngintelligent, clever, astute
禺yúdistrict; mountain in Zhejiang
恬tiáncalm, quiet, peaceful
惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
悸jìfearful, apprehensive, perturbed
恫dòngin pain, sorrowful

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