残

Traditional (Taiwan): 殘

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

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cán ㄘㄢˊ

- to destroy
- to spoil
- to ruin
- to injure
- cruel
- oppressive
- savage
- brutal
- incomplete
- disabled
- to remain
- to survive
- remnant
- surplus

Other words read cán

In the same tone

蚕 cán silkworm
惭 cán ashamed

can with other tones

参 cān take part in
惨 cǎn miserable
餐 cān meal
灿 càn glorious
粲 càn beautiful

All 14 words read can in any tone

How 残 is written

部首 radical: 歹
笔画 strokes: 9, with 6 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左右结构
偏旁 parts: 歹戋
形旁 meaning: 歹
声旁 sound: 戋

Words with 残

Starting with 残

残酷 cánkù cruel
残疾人 cánjírén disabled person
残疾 cánjí disabled
残余 cányú remnant
残忍 cánrěn cruel

All 55 words starting with 残

Ending with 残

摧残 cuīcán ravage
伤残 shāngcán disabled
凶残 xiōngcán savage
助残 zhùcán help people with disabilities
致残 zhìcán be crippled

All 13 words ending with 残

Containing 残

自相残杀 zìxiāngcánshā internecine strife
苟延残喘 gǒuyáncánchuǎn struggle on whilst at death's door
中国残疾人联合会 zhōngguócánjírénliánhéhuì China Disabled Persons' Federation
风烛残年 fēngzhúcánnián one's late days
中国残联 zhōngguócánlián China Disabled Persons' Federation

All 19 words containing 残

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