• 1528th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎn (can3)miserable • wretched • cruel • inhuman • seriously • badly • tragic

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cǎn (can3)The component is pronounced as 'cān' (can1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for cǎn (can3)The component is pronounced as 'shān' (shan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

惨遭 (慘遭)

Uncommon

悲惨 (悲慘)
凄惨 (悽慘)
惨不忍睹 (慘不忍睹)
惨叫 (慘叫)
惨败 (慘敗)
惨死 (慘死)
惨淡 (慘淡)
惨烈 (慘烈)
惨痛 (慘痛)
惨重 (慘重)

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  • 860th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bài (bai4)be defeated • to defeat • loss

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bài (bai4)The component is pronounced as 'bèi' (bei4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

失败 (失敗)
打败 (打敗)
击败 (擊敗)
腐败 (腐敗)

Uncommon

一败涂地 (一敗塗地)
不败之地 (不敗之地)
失败者 (失敗者)
惨败 (慘敗)
成败 (成敗)
挫败 (挫敗)
败坏 (敗壞)
败笔 (敗筆)
败类 (敗類)
独孤求败 (獨孤求敗)
连败 (連敗)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.