Meta:

  1. 惨 is the 1528th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (heart), (private), (big), (bristle/beard)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. can3 - miserable/wretched/cruel/inhuman/seriously/badly/tragic

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 惨 (can3): The component 参 is pronounced as 'can1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 惨 (can3): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
惨遭 (慘遭)

Medium Frequency

悲惨 (悲慘)
凄惨 (悽慘)
惨不忍睹 (慘不忍睹)
惨淡 (慘淡)
惨烈 (慘烈)

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Meta:

  1. 败 is the 860th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (shell), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bai4 - be defeated/to defeat/loss

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 败 (bai4): The component 贝 is pronounced as 'bei4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

失败 (失敗)
打败 (打敗)
击败 (擊敗)
 ()
腐败 (腐敗)

Medium Frequency

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)
连败 (連敗)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: 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.