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

tragedy / calamity / atrocity

disastrous

to suffer (defeat, death etc)

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

to scream / blood-curdling screech / miserable shriek

lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) / fig. miserable; horrendous; atrocious

to suffer a crushing defeat

bitter / painful / deeply distressed

to die tragically / to meet with a violent death

massacre / tragedy / CL:起[qi3]

bitter / desperate

inhuman (idiom) / brutal and unfeeling

dark / gloomy / dismal / by painstaking effort

devastation / miserable condition

deathly pale

terrible tragedy / grave mishap

to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)

(literary) cruel; savage; merciless

to meet with disaster / to die tragically

(of women) grieved appearance (idiom) / sorrowful mien

Sentences with 惨

惨 currently does not appear in any sentence.