Chinese Character 慘 Meanings and components.

Form

慘

Meaning

慘 meaning[3] in English

Miserable.

Wretched.

Cruel.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 慘 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are Kangxi radical 61 … (忄) , and three (banker's anti-fraud … (參)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with PIIH

How to write 慘

To write慘can3miserable you should write a combination of 忄xin5Kangxi radical … , 參can1three (banker's … arranged in a 吅 shape:

忄 + 參 = 慘

慘 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 慘 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 慘, looks as follow:

慘
Pinyin:can3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Miserable . Wretched . Cruel . Inhuman . Disastrous . Tragic . Dim . Gloomy
忄
Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element
參
Pinyin:can1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Three (Banker'S Anti-Fraud Numeral)
𠫯
Pinyin:𠫯5 Shape:吕
厽
Pinyin:lei3 Shape:品
厶
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 某[Mou3]
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
彡
Pinyin:shan1
Meaning[3]: 'Bristle' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 59)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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