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
cán
damaged; incomplete; crippled
Character
Example phrases
- 那块石碑残了半截，碑文仍能辨认出朝代。 Nà kuài shíbēi cán le bàn jié, bēiwén réng néng biànrèn chū cháodài. Half of that stone tablet is damaged, but the inscription can still reveal its dynasty.
- 这本书已经残了，缺了好几页。 Zhè běn shū yǐjīng cán le, quē le hǎo jǐ yè. This book is already damaged, with several pages missing.
- 秋天到了，池塘里只剩下残荷。 Qiūtiān dào le, chítáng lǐ zhǐ shèngxià cánhé. Autumn has come and only withered lotus remains are left in the pond.
Related words
- 残疾 cánjí disability
- 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
- 毒品 dúpǐn narcotics; drugs
- 对症下药 duìzhèngxiàyào to suit the remedy to the case; tailor the solution to the problem
- 会诊 huìzhěn to hold a joint medical consultation
- 存活 cúnhuó to survive; to remain alive