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惨
cǎn
Main
English Definitionmiserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy
Simplified Script惨
Traditional Script慘
Pinyincǎn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄘㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)caam2
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=6 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
惨重cǎnzhòngdisastrous
惨叫cǎnjiàoto scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek
惨败cǎnbàito suffer a crushing defeat
惨烈cǎnlièbitter; desperate
惨遭cǎnzāoto suffer (defeat, death etc)
Words With Same Tail Word    
悲惨bēicǎnmiserable; tragic
凄惨qīcǎnplaintive; mournful; miserable
淒惨qīcǎnmiserable
可怜悲惨kělián bēicǎnwretchedness
阴暗凄惨yīn'àn qī cǎndark and miserable
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