Meaning of 残
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
cán
- to destroy
- to spoil
- to ruin
- to injure
- cruel
- oppressive
- savage
- brutal
残 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
怪物的笑容很残忍。
The monster's smile was cruel.
我从来没想到他能做到那么残忍的事。
I never thought he was capable of doing something so cruel.
同类不相残。
A dog does not eat a dog.
太残忍了。
That's very cruel.
箱子残破。
The box is broken.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
残 cán · to destroy · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 残.
| 残酷 | cánkù | cruel; harsh; merciless |
| 残疾 | cánjí | disabled; handicapped |
| 残疾人 | cánjírén | disabled person |
| 残忍 | cánrěn | cruel; merciless; ruthless |
| 残留 | cánliú | to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant |
| 凶残 | xiōngcán | savage; cruel |
| 残缺 | cánquē | badly damaged; shattered |
| 伤残 | shāngcán | disabled; maimed |
| 残骸 | cánhái | remains; wreckage |
| 残暴 | cánbào | brutal; vicious; ruthless |
| 残废 | cánfèi | deformity; handicapped |
| 自相残杀 | zìxiāngcánshā | to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife |
Questions about 残
What does 残 mean?
残 (cán) means "to destroy; to spoil" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 残?
残 is made of 1 character: 残 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 残 an HSK word?
Yes. 残 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 残 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 残 is written 殘.