残 cán
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 歹 — corpse
- Made of
- 歹 corpse 戋 small, narrow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
残疾
cánjí
disability
Characters in this word
疾 jí
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 矢 arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 城市规划若忽视残疾人士的需求，就谈不上真正的公共服务。 Chéngshì guīhuà ruò hūshì cánjí rénshì de xūqiú, jiù tán bu shàng zhēnzhèng de gōnggòng fúwù. If urban planning ignores the needs of disabled people, it cannot be called genuine public service.
- 他虽然身有残疾，却一直坚持自食其力。 Tā suīrán shēn yǒu cánjí, què yìzhí jiānchí zìshíqílì. Although he has a disability, he has always insisted on earning his own living.
- 这条路新修了坡道，方便残疾人出行。 Zhè tiáo lù xīn xiū le pōdào, fāngbiàn cánjírén chūxíng. A ramp has been newly built on this road to make travel easier for disabled people.
Related words
- 残 cán damaged; incomplete; crippled
- 残酷 cánkù cruel; harsh
- 残留 cánliú to remain; residue
- 残缺 cánquē incomplete; defective
- 残忍 cánrěn cruel; ruthless
- 摧残 cuīcán to devastate; to ravage; to wreck
- 伤残 shāngcán to be injured and disabled; disability from injury
- 凶残 xiōngcán cruel; brutal; savage
- 功效 gōngxiào efficacy, effect
- 怀孕 huáiyùn to be pregnant
- 医药 yīyào medicine
- 外科 wàikē surgery