残存 meaning in English

cáncún

to survive; remnant

Traditional 殘存15 strokes

Meaning of 残存

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cáncún
  1. to survive
  2. remnant

残存 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

大dà熊xióng猫māo是shì一yī种zhǒng残cán存cún的de古gǔ动dòng物wù。
The giant panda is a surviving ancient animal species.

Stroke order for each character

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残 cán · to destroy · 9 strokes

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存 cún · to exist · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 残存.

存在cúnzàito exist; to be
生存shēngcúnto exist; to survive
保存bǎocúnto conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc)
存款cúnkuǎnto deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings
残酷cánkùcruel; harsh; merciless
储存chǔcúnstockpile; to store
残疾cánjídisabled; handicapped
残疾人cánjíréndisabled person
残忍cánrěncruel; merciless; ruthless
幸存xìngcúnto survive (a disaster)
存放cúnfàngto deposit; to store
残留cánliúto remain; to be left over; residual; remnant

Questions about 残存

What does 残存 mean?

残存 (cáncún) means "to survive; remnant".

How do you write 残存?

残存 is made of 2 characters: 残 (9 strokes), 存 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

How is 残存 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 残存 is written 殘存.