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How to write 惨 (cǎn)
惨 (cǎn) means "dark". It has 11 strokes and the radical 一.
Write the 11 strokes in order in the grid below. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Words
惨淡
can3 dan4
dark; gloomy; dismal; by painstaking effort
惨案
can3 an4
massacre; tragedy; CL:起[qi3]
惨叫
can3 jiao4
to scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek
惨剧
can3 ju4
tragedy; calamity; atrocity
惨
can3
miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; seriously; badly; tragic
Radical decomposition
忄参
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Writing tips
This character has many strokes. Start with the outer structure, then fill in the inner details.