惨

cǎn = c + an3

miserable / wretched / cruel / inhuman / disastrous / tragic / dim / gloomy

惨 = 参 + 忄 : The King of Chu (c) decided to take part in a drinking contest in the anthill (an3). There he sits with his bib number (参) on his back making a miserable (惨) impression. To force himself to drink more he hits himself with a flail (忄).

惨 character breakdown

惨
- 参
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 厶
  - 大
    - 一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 彡
    - 丿
- 忄

ca̅n = c + an1

variant of 參|参[can1]

参 = 厶 + 大 + 彡 : Mnemonic symbol: a bib number.

The King of Chu takes part in a marathon starting in front of the anthill, and he already fixed his bib number to his shirt. Right next to him there is a mysterious, huge person fixing their bib number to their shirt. It is a big robot in disguise to be allowed to participate. The robot disguised itself with a fake nose and a long fake Santa Clause beard.

ca̅n = c + an1

to take part in / to participate / to join / to attend / to counsel / unequal / varied / irregular / uneven / not uniform / abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House

参 = 厶 + 大 + 彡 : Mnemonic symbol: a bib number.

The King of Chu takes part in a marathon starting in front of the anthill, and he already fixed his bib number to his shirt. Right next to him there is a mysterious, huge person fixing their bib number to their shirt. It is a big robot in disguise to be allowed to participate. The robot disguised itself with a fake nose and a long fake Santa Clause beard.

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

ginseng / one of the 28 constellations

ca̅n = c + an1

old variant of 參|参[can1]

参 = 厶 + 大 + 彡 : Mnemonic symbol: a bib number.

The King of Chu takes part in a marathon starting in front of the anthill, and he already fixed his bib number to his shirt. Right next to him there is a mysterious, huge person fixing their bib number to their shirt. It is a big robot in disguise to be allowed to participate. The robot disguised itself with a fake nose and a long fake Santa Clause beard.

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element

Looks a bit like a flail.

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

variant of 參|参[shen1]

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

variant of 參|参[shen1]

ce̅n = c + (e)n1

used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]

Characters with 惨 as component

惨 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 惨

miserable / tragic

disastrous turn / tragic event

to slaughter / to kill mercilessly

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

disaster

wretched situation

grieved / distressed

(literary) to massacre; to slaughter; to brutally kill

wretched sight

cruel / vicious

tragic situation / dreadful state

variant of 慘淡|惨淡[can3 dan4]

grieved / distressed

bitter smile

dark red

(idiom) dreadful to hear

tragic situation; dreadful state

(idiom) too appalling to look at

the massacre of 12th Mar 1927 / the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists

Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[Wei2 ke4 duo1 · Yu3 guo3]

Sentences with 惨

惨 currently does not appear in any sentence.