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残
殘
cán
1. to destroy
2. to spoil
3. to ruin
4. to injure
5. cruel
6. oppressive
7. savage
8. brutal
9. incomplete
10. disabled
11. to remain
12. to survive
13. remnant
14. surplus
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

残
cán
to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

伤残
shāngcán
defeated
凶残
xiōngcán
savage
凶残
xiōngcán
savage
摧残
cuīcán
to ravage
HSK 6
残卷
cánjuàn
surviving chapter of a classic work
残喘
cánchuǎn
remaining breath
残垣
cányuán
(literary) ruined walls
残奥
cánào
Paralympics
残存
cáncún
to survive
残害
cánhài
to injure
残局
cánjú
endgame (in chess)
残废
cánfèi
deformity
残忍
cánrěn
cruel
HSK 6
残败
cánbài
dilapidated
残敌
cándí
defeated enemy
残暴
cánbào
bloody and cruel
残月
cányuè
waning moon
残本
cánběn
extant fragment (of book)
残株
cánzhū
stubble
残杀
cánshā
to massacre

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,149
Word Frequency Rank
1,518 of 84,292

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