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cǎn
HSK 6freq #3563

Meanings

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cǎn
  1. 1.miserable
  2. 2.wretched
  3. 3.cruel
  4. 4.inhuman
  5. 5.disastrous
  6. 6.tragic
  7. 7.dim
  8. 8.gloomy

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.clever; capable; competent; powerful
  2. 2.cruel; vicious; malicious
  3. 3.severe; crushing; heavy
  4. 4.miserable; pitiful; wretched
  5. 5.gloomy; dim; dismal

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sʰluːmʔ): semantic 心 (“heart”) + phonetic 參 (OC *sʰluːm, *sʰluːms, *sloːm, *sʰrum, *srum)

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