残害 meaning in English

cánhài

to injure; to devastate

Traditional 殘害19 strokes

Meaning of 残害

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cánhài
  1. to injure
  2. to devastate
  3. to slaughter

残害 in example sentences

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

残cán害hài阴yīn阳yáng人rén婴yīng儿ér几jī乎hū是shì每měi个gè恐kǒng跨kuà者zhě都dōu支zhī持chí的de事shì情qíng。
Mutilating intersex babies is something almost every transphobe supports.

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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  9. 9

害 hài · to do harm to · 10 strokes

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  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 残害.

害怕hàipàto be afraid; to be scared
危害wēihàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
伤害shānghàito injure; to harm
厉害lìhai(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfa
损害sǔnhàiharm; to damage
有害yǒu hàidestructive; harmful
灾害zāihàicalamity; disaster
残酷cánkùcruel; harsh; merciless
残疾cánjídisabled; handicapped
残疾人cánjíréndisabled person
杀害shāhàito murder
害羞hàixiūshy; embarrassed

Questions about 残害

What does 残害 mean?

残害 (cánhài) means "to injure; to devastate".

How do you write 残害?

残害 is made of 2 characters: 残 (9 strokes), 害 (10 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 残害 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 残害 is written 殘害.