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1.

Animated Stroke Order 残

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 残 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 残

残 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

残

戋jiān

残=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 残

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5.

How to Use 残

Words meaning 'cruel' or 'ruthless'

残 in these words conveys cruelty or brutality.

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

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 残

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

HSK 6

cán残

liú

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

yīn因

chē车

huò祸

dǎo导

zhì致

zhōng

Information

Pinyincán

Meaningincomplete, damaged, or cruel

Strokes9

Radical歹

Traditional殘

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1733

Zhuyinㄘㄢˊ

UnicodeU+6B8B

CangjieMNII

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歹dǎi · bad

+戋jiān

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

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.

zhè这

chǎng场

qí棋

sài赛

de的

cán残

jú局

fēi非

cháng常

fù复

zá杂

。

The endgame of this chess match is very complex.

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.

fàn饭

hòu后

cán残

yú余

de的

shí食

wù物

yào要

dào倒

diào掉

。

Leftover food after the meal should be thrown away.

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HSK (3.0) Level 7-9

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拨báto pull up
裁cáito cut, to reduce, to decide
采cǎito pick, to pluck, to gather
惨cǎnmiserable, tragic, cruel
舱cāngcabin; module
蹭cèngto rub lightly; to scrape

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Characters pronounced "can".

惭cánashamed, feel guilty
灿cànbright, brilliant, resplendent
蚕cánsilkworm
参cānto participate, to join, to refer
惨cǎnmiserable, tragic, cruel
餐cānto eat; a meal

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Characters with radical "歹".

殆dàidangerous, perilous; endanger
殡bìnencoffin; embalm; funeral
殉xùndie for cause, be martyr for
殖zhíto breed, to multiply, to propagate
殊shūdifferent, distinct, special
殃yāngcalamity, disaster, misfortune

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