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cǎn

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cǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cǎn | can3
English translation
miserable
wretched
cruel
inhuman
disastrous
tragic
dim
gloomy
miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman

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About cǎn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

cǎn

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

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Etymology of cǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

忄参

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

cān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and cān represents the sound. Simplified form of cǎn .

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Example sentences using cǎn

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甚至 shènzhì 我们 wǒmen 防御战 de 战绩 zhàn jì 充满 chōngmǎn zhāo 悲惨 bēicǎn de 失败 shībài .

Even our defensive record was tragically draped in defeats.

后来 hòulái zài 迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū shuì Fēi shuì de 状态 zhuàngtài Zhōng , Cóng 外面 wài miàn 传来 chuán lái 一阵 yī zhèn 非常 fēicháng 凄惨 qī cǎn de 猫儿 māo ér jiào chūn de 声音 shēngyīn .

And then there came, mingling with his half - formed dreams , a most melancholy caterwauling.

这次惨败 cǎn bài 更加 gèng jiā 坚定 jiāndìng le 肯尼迪 Kěn ní dí 认为 rènwéi 富米毫无 háowú 能力 nénglì de 看法 kànfǎ .

This fiasco confirmed Kennedy's impression of Phoumi's singular incompetence.

Cóng 远处 yuǎn chù 敌人 dírén de 牢房 láo fáng 不时 bùshí 传来 chuán lái cǎn 不忍 bù rěn Wén 的尖叫 shēng .

Heart - rending screams could now and then be heard from the enemy prison in the distance.

会议 huìyì zhè 星期 xīngqī zài 片愁云惨 Zhōng 开始 kāishǐ .

The conference begins this week against a backdrop of unmitigated gloom.

Words with cǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
cǎn miserable cǎn
悲惨 bēicǎn miserable悲慘
惨重 cǎn zhòng disastrous慘重
惨叫 cǎn jiào to scream慘叫
惨败 cǎn bài to suffer a crushing defeat慘敗
惨遭 cǎn zāo to suffer (defeat, death etc)慘遭
惨剧 cǎn jù tragedy慘劇
惨烈 cǎn liè bitter慘烈
惨不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ appalling scenes of devastation慘不忍睹
惨痛 cǎn tòng bitter慘痛
惨案 cǎn àn massacre慘案
凄惨 qī cǎn plaintive悽慘
惨死 cǎn sǐ to die tragically慘死
惨淡 cǎn dàn dark慘淡
惨白 cǎn bái deathly pale慘白
惨状 cǎn zhuàng devastation慘狀
惨无人道 cǎn wú rén dào inhuman (idiom)慘無人道
惨绝人寰 cǎn jué rén huán extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality慘絕人寰
惨祸 cǎn huò terrible tragedy慘禍
惨淡经营 cǎn dàn jīng yíng to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)慘淡經營
惨然 cǎn rán grieved慘然
惨笑 cǎn xiào bitter smile慘笑
惨景 cǎn jǐng wretched sight慘景
惨杀 cǎn shā to slaughter慘殺

cǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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cǎn Decomposition

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