惨痛

Traditional form:

慘痛

Pinyin (reading):

cǎntòng

Definitions:

• bitter
• painful
• deeply distressed

Characters:

• 惨 - miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly

Traditional characters:

• 慘 - miserable, wretched; cruel, inhuman
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly