慘

Information about character(s)

Radical: 心
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 11
Total Strokes: 14
Simplified Form: 惨

Pronunciation

Pinyin: cǎn
Cantonese: caam2
JapaneseKun: MIJIME
JapaneseOn: SAN ZAN
Korean: CHAM CHIM
Vietnamese: thảm

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel

CE-Dict: miserable/wretched/cruel/inhuman/seriously/badly/tragic

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.tragic
2.pathetic
3.pitiful

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: cruel; tragic

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: cruel; tragic

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《心部》慘毒也。从心參聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集上】【心字部】慘
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤七感切，音黲。痛也。【詩·小雅】憂心慘慘。　又毒也。【史記·酷吏傳贊】雖慘酷，斯稱其位矣。　又【集韻】楚錦切，音墋。義同。　又叶七各切，音錯。【詩·大雅】昊天孔昭，我生靡樂。視爾夢夢，我心慘慘。

CF-Dict: misérable/tragique/lamentable/cruel/brutal/sérieusement/énormément/désastreusement

Han-De-Dict: entsetzlich, traurig (u.E.) (Adj)