惨 = 忄 + 参

惨 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sad”. It is built from 忄 (heart) and 参 (take part in).

Keyword: sad
Pinyin (Mandarin): cǎn
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: sad, pitiful, wretched, грустный, жалкий, pitiful, wretched
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 惨 wretched

Decomposition

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忄 heart
参 take part in

How to find 惨 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “heart” + “take part in”. 惨 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 惨 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.