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1.

Animated Stroke Order 残

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How to write 残 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 残

残 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

残

戋small

残=

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 残

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5.

How to Use 残

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 残 works in context.

Words meaning 'cruel' or 'ruthless'

残 in these words conveys cruelty or brutality.

残忍 • cán rěn • cruel; ruthless; merciless • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 残

HSK words that contain this character.

残留 • cán liú • remain; be left over; residual

HSK 6

cán残

liú

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 残 is used in context

tā他

yīn因

chē车

huò祸

dǎo导

zhì致

Information

Pinyincán

Meaningincomplete

Strokes9

Radical歹

Traditional殘

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1733

Zhuyinㄘㄢˊ

UnicodeU+6B8B

CangjieMNII

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歹death

+戋small

The character '残' merges death (歹) with a weapon (戋), depicting the act of injuring or leaving something incomplete and broken.

cán残

rěn忍

cruel; ruthless; merciless

残酷 • cán kù • cruel; brutal; ruthless • HSK 6

HSK 6

cán残

kù酷

cruel; brutal; ruthless

凶残 • xiōng cán • Brutal • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiōng凶

cán残

Brutal

Words meaning 'damaged' or 'incomplete'

残 in these words indicates damage, disability, or incompleteness.

摧残 • cuī cán • wreck; destroy; devastate • HSK 6

HSK 6

cuī摧

cán残

wreck; destroy; devastate

残疾 • cán jí • physical disability; deformity • HSK 6

HSK 6

cán残

jí疾

physical disability; deformity

残缺 • cán quē • Incomplete / imperfect • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cán残

quē缺

Incomplete / imperfect

留

remain; be left over; residual

伤残 • shāng cán • Disabled

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shāng伤

cán残

Disabled

zhōng

终

shēn身

cán残

jí疾

。

He became permanently disabled due to a car accident.

zhàn战

zhēng争

shì是

cán残

kù酷

de的

，

dài带

lái来

wú无

shù数

tòng痛

kǔ苦

。

War is cruel and brings countless sufferings.

zhuō桌

zi子

shàng上

hái还

cán残

liú留

zhe着

zuó昨

tiān天

de的

shí食

wù物

。

There is still leftover food from yesterday on the table.

Zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

fēng封

miàn面

yǐ已

jīng经

cán残

le了

。

The cover of this book is already damaged.

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