惨然

Traditional form:

慘然

Pinyin (reading):

cǎnrán

Definitions:

• grieved
• distressed

Characters:

• 惨 - miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly

Traditional characters:

• 慘 - miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly