惨案

Traditional form:

慘案

Pinyin (reading):

cǎn'àn

Definitions:

• massacre
• tragedy
• CL:起 (qǐ)

Characters:

• 惨 - miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
• 案 - file, legal case; bench, table

Traditional characters:

• 慘 - miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
• 案 - file, legal case; bench, table