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字HANZI DESK

悲惨

Traditional: 悲慘

bēi cǎn

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

bēi cǎn · bei1 caam2 (Jyutping)

  1. miserable
  2. tragic

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

悲

Meaning
sorrow, grief; sorry, sad
Radical
心
Strokes
12
Components
⿱非心
Cangjie
LYP
Four-corner
1133.1

惨

Meaning
sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel
Radical
忄
Strokes
11
Components
⿰忄参
Cangjie
PIKH
Four-corner
9302.2

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