慘
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See also: 惨
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Translingual
Han character
慘 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 心戈戈竹 (PIIH), four-corner 93022, composition ⿰忄參)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 398, character 38
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11094
- Dae Jaweon: page 738, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2348, character 11
- Unihan data for U+6158
Chinese
| trad. | 慘 | |
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| simp. | 惨 | |
| alternative forms | 惨 憯 𢠊 𢡖 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 慘 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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| Old Chinese | |
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| 篸 | *ʔsluːm, *ʔsluːms |
| 參 | *sʰluːm, *sʰluːms, *sloːm, *sʰrum, *srum |
| 驂 | *sʰluːm |
| 傪 | *sʰluːm, *sʰluːmʔ |
| 慘 | *sʰluːmʔ |
| 黲 | *sʰluːmʔ, *sʰloːmʔ |
| 謲 | *sʰluːms |
| 毿 | *sluːm |
| 蔘 | *sluːm, *srum |
| 犙 | *sluːm, *sru, *srɯu |
| 糝 | *sluːmʔ |
| 槮 | *sluːmʔ, *sʰrum, *srum, *srumʔ |
| 鬖 | *sloːm |
| 摻 | *sruːm, *sruːmʔ |
| 醦 | *sruːmʔ, *sʰrumʔ |
| 縿 | *sroːm |
| 穇 | *sroːm |
| 嵾 | *sʰrum |
| 磣 | *sʰrumʔ |
| 墋 | *sʰrumʔ |
| 曑 | *srum |
| 瘮 | *srumʔ |
| 滲 | *srums |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰluːmʔ) : semantic 心 (“heart”) + phonetic 參 (OC *sʰluːm, *sʰluːms, *sloːm, *sʰrum, *srum)
Pronunciation
Definitions
慘
- (literary, or in compounds) cruel; vicious; malicious
- (of losses, defeats, etc.) severe; crushing; heavy
- miserable; pitiful; wretched
- (literary, or in compounds) gloomy; dim; dismal
Synonyms
- (cruel):
- 兇惡／凶恶 (xiōng'è)
- 兇殘／凶残 (xiōngcán)
- 兇狠／凶狠 (xiōnghěn)
- 兇猛／凶猛 (xiōngměng)
- 兇險／凶险 (xiōngxiǎn)
- 凶暴 (xiōngbào)
- 厲害／厉害 (lìhài)
- 嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù)
- 強暴／强暴 (qiángbào)
- 忍 (rěn) (literary)
- 惡勢／恶势 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 惡毒／恶毒 (èdú)
- 惡狠狠／恶狠狠 (èhěnhěn)
- 暴力 (bàolì)
- 暴戾 (bàolì) (literary)
- 暴虐 (bàonüè)
- 暴躁 (bàozào)
- 殘／残 (cán) (literary,or in compounds)
- 殘忍／残忍 (cánrěn)
- 殘暴／残暴 (cánbào)
- 殘酷／残酷 (cánkù)
- 毒辣 (dúlà)
- 烏心／乌心 (Min Nan)
- 狠心 (hěnxīn)
- 狠毒 (hěndú)
- 狠狠 (hěnhěn)
- 猙獰／狰狞 (zhēngníng)
- 粗殘／粗残 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 辣 (là)
- 酷烈 (kùliè)
- 野蠻／野蛮 (yěmán)
- 陰功／阴功 (jam1 gung1) (Cantonese)
- 險惡／险恶 (xiǎn'è)
- 黑心 (hēixīn)
- (severe):
- (miserable):
- 京京 (jīngjīng) (literary)
- 傷心／伤心 (shāngxīn)
- 傷悲／伤悲 (shāngbēi) (literary)
- 傷感／伤感 (shānggǎn)
- 傷懷／伤怀 (shānghuái) (literary)
- 傷痛／伤痛 (shāngtòng)
- 傷神／伤神 (shāngshén) (literary)
- 刺心 (cìxīn)
- 哀傷／哀伤 (āishāng)
- 哀切 (āiqiè)
- 哀怨 (āiyuàn)
- 哀悽／哀凄 (āiqī)
- 哀慟／哀恸 (āitòng)
- 哀戚 (āiqī) (literary)
- 哀痛 (āitòng)
- 心酸 (xīnsuān)
- 怛傷／怛伤 (dáshāng) (literary)
- 悄然 (qiǎorán) (literary)
- 情傷／情伤 (qíngshāng) (literary)
- 悲催 (bēicuī) (neologism, jocular)
- 悲傷／悲伤 (bēishāng)
- 悲切 (bēiqiè) (literary)
- 悲哀 (bēi'āi)
- 悲悽／悲凄 (bēiqī)
- 悱惻／悱恻 (fěicè) (literary)
- 悽惶／凄惶 (qīhuáng) (literary)
- 悲愴／悲怆 (bēichuàng) (literary)
- 悽愴／凄怆 (qīchuàng) (literary)
- 悲慘／悲惨 (bēicǎn)
- 悲慟／悲恸 (bēitòng)
- 悲戚 (bēiqī)
- 悽戚／凄戚 (qīqī) (literary)
- 悲摧 (bēicuī) (literary)
- 悲楚 (bēichǔ) (literary)
- 悲涼／悲凉 (bēiliáng)
- 悲痛 (bēitòng)
- 悲苦 (bēikǔ)
- 感傷／感伤 (gǎnshāng)
- 愀愴／愀怆 (qiǎochuàng)
- 愁楚 (chóuchǔ) (literary)
- 惻然／恻然 (cèrán) (literary)
- 愴然／怆然 (chuàngrán) (literary)
- 憂傷／忧伤 (yōushāng)
- 慘悽／惨凄 (cǎnqī)
- 憂愁／忧愁 (yōuchóu)
- 憂戚／忧戚 (yōuqī) (literary)
- 慘淡／惨淡 (cǎndàn)
- 憯懍／憯懔 (cǎnlǐn)
- 懤懤／㤽㤽 (chóuchóu)
- 沉痛 (chéntòng)
- 淒切／凄切 (qīqiè)
- 淒惻／凄恻 (qīcè) (literary)
- 淒慘／凄惨 (qīcǎn)
- 淒楚／凄楚 (qīchǔ)
- 淒涼／凄凉 (qīliáng)
- 淒然／凄然 (qīrán) (literary)
- 痛心 (tòngxīn)
- 艱苦心／艰苦心 (Hokkien)
- 蒼涼／苍凉 (cāngliáng)
- 酸心 (suānxīn)
- 難受／难受 (nánshòu)
- 難過／难过 (nánguò)
- 青凊 (Hokkien)
- 黯然 (ànrán)
- (gloomy):
Compounds
- 五三慘案／五三惨案 (Wǔ-Sān Cǎn'àn)
- 五卅慘案／五卅惨案 (Wǔ-Sà Cǎn'àn)
- 傷心慘目／伤心惨目
- 六四慘案／六四惨案 (Liù-Sì Cǎn'àn)
- 共慘黨／共惨党 (gòngcǎndǎng)
- 前景慘淡／前景惨淡
- 天倫之慘／天伦之惨
- 天愁地慘／天愁地惨
- 天昏地慘／天昏地惨
- 寒慘慘／寒惨惨
- 恓慘／恓惨
- 悽悽慘慘／凄凄惨惨
- 悲慘／悲惨 (bēicǎn)
- 悽慘／凄惨 (qīcǎn)
- 愁紅慘綠／愁红惨绿
- 愁雲慘霧／愁云惨雾
- 慘不人道／惨不人道
- 慘不忍睹／惨不忍睹 (cǎnbùrěndǔ)
- 慘不忍聞／惨不忍闻
- 慘事／惨事 (cǎnshì)
- 慘兮兮／惨兮兮
- 慘切／惨切
- 慘劇／惨剧 (cǎnjù)
- 慘厲／惨厉 (cǎnlì)
- 慘叫／惨叫 (cǎnjiào)
- 慘境／惨境 (cǎnjìng)
- 慘急／惨急
- 慘怛／惨怛 (cǎndá)
- 慘悽／惨凄 (cǎnqī)
- 慘惻／惨恻
- 慘慄／惨栗
- 慘愴／惨怆
- 慘慘／惨惨
- 慘慼／惨戚
- 慘慘戚戚／惨惨戚戚
- 慘戚／惨戚
- 慘敗／惨败 (cǎnbài)
- 慘景／惨景 (cǎnjǐng)
- 慘案／惨案 (cǎn'àn)
- 慘死／惨死 (cǎnsǐ)
- 慘毒／惨毒 (cǎndú)
- 慘淡／惨淡 (cǎndàn)
- 慘澹／惨澹 (cǎndàn)
- 慘澹經營／惨澹经营
- 慘烈／惨烈 (cǎnliè)
- 慘然／惨然 (cǎnrán)
- 慘然不樂／惨然不乐
- 慘無人道／惨无人道 (cǎnwúréndào)
- 慘狀／惨状 (cǎnzhuàng)
- 慘痛／惨痛 (cǎntòng)
- 慘白／惨白 (cǎnbái)
- 慘相／惨相
- 慘礉／惨礉
- 慘禍／惨祸 (cǎnhuò)
- 慘笑／惨笑 (cǎnxiào)
- 慘絕人寰／惨绝人寰 (cǎnjuérénhuán)
- 慘綠／惨绿
- 慘綠少年／惨绿少年
- 慘綠愁紅／惨绿愁红
- 慘腹／惨腹
- 慘變／惨变 (cǎnbiàn)
- 慘象／惨象 (cǎnxiàng)
- 慘遭／惨遭 (cǎnzāo)
- 慘酷／惨酷 (cǎnkù)
- 慘重／惨重 (cǎnzhòng)
- 打慘／打惨
- 昏慘慘／昏惨惨
- 梏慘／梏惨
- 沙基慘案／沙基惨案 (Shājī Cǎn'àn)
- 淒慘／凄惨 (qīcǎn)
- 淒淒慘慘／凄凄惨惨
- 濟南慘案／济南惨案 (Jǐnán Cǎn'àn)
- 疾痛慘怛／疾痛惨怛
- 紅愁綠慘／红愁绿惨
- 累慘／累惨
- 綠慘紅愁／绿惨红愁
- 綠慘雙蛾／绿惨双蛾
- 黯慘／黯惨
Japanese
| 惨 | |
| 慘 |
Kanji
慘
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 惨)
Readings
Korean
Hanja
慘 • (cham, chim) (hangeul 참, 침, revised cham, chim, McCune–Reischauer ch'am, ch'im, Yale cham, chim)
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Vietnamese
Han character
慘: Hán Nôm readings: thảm, thom, thỏm
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