Chinese symbol for “devastation”
惨状
cǎn zhuàng
Traditional: 慘狀
devastation; miserable condition
The closest CC-CEDICT match for devastation is 惨状 (cǎn zhuàng), defined as: devastation; miserable condition.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 惨状.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲惨 (悲慘) | bēi cǎn | miserable; tragic |
| 惨案 (慘案) | cǎn àn | massacre; tragedy |
| 惨重 (慘重) | cǎn zhòng | disastrous |
| 惨遭 (慘遭) | cǎn zāo | to suffer (defeat, death etc) |
| 惨败 (慘敗) | cǎn bài | to suffer a crushing defeat |
| 惨烈 (慘烈) | cǎn liè | bitter; desperate |
| 状态 (狀態) | zhuàng tài | condition; state; state of affairs |
| 状况 (狀況) | zhuàng kuàng | condition; state; situation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “devastation”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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