Memory phrase for the Kanji: 惨


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Meaning

miserable, wretched, cruel, inhuman, tragic

Pronunciation

cǎn

Explanation

Left: feeling , right: to participate (Where the simplified woman ム with the big hair is, I like to participate.)

Mnemonic

The feeling that my nose is big and hairy makes me miserable.

Radicals

feelings
participateOriginally this was the image of a kneeling woman = く with long hair (possibly with hairpins ?), with the meaning: beautiful.
private, noseSide view of a nose that is facing to the left.
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Vocabulary

 悲惨  bēi cǎn  miserable; tragic
 惨遭  cǎn zāo  suffer
 惨重  cǎn zhòng  disastrous
 凄惨  qī cǎn  plaintive; mournful; miserable
 惨绝人寰  cǎn jué rén huán  extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality
 惨绝人寰  cǎn jué rén huán  

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