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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 凄惨

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
凄惨 qī cǎn - plaintive
- mournful
- miserable

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 18,564 23,657 16,437

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
凄 qī- intense cold
- frigid
- dismal
- grim
- bleak
- sad
- mournful
- also written 淒|凄[qi1]
凄 qī- variant of 淒|凄[qi1]
- sad
- mournful
凄 qī- intense cold
- frigid
- dismal
- grim
- bleak
- sad
- mournful
惨 cǎn- miserable
- wretched
- cruel
- inhuman
- disastrous
- tragic
- dim
- gloomy

Other Words Containing 凄惨

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
凄惨 - - 18,564 23,657 16,437