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残垣
殘垣
cányuán
1. (literary) ruined walls
2. ruins

Character Breakdown

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

Compound Words (3)

断瓦残垣
duànwǎcányuán
the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated
残垣败壁
cányuánbàibì
see [[殘垣斷壁|残垣断壁<cányuánduànbì>]]
残垣断壁
cányuánduànbì
crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)

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