惨叫

Traditional form:

慘叫

Pinyin (reading):

cǎnjiào

Definitions:

• to scream
• blood-curdling screech
• miserable shriek

Characters:

• 惨 - miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
• 叫 - cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail

Traditional characters:

• 慘 - miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
• 叫 - cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail