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
残酷
cánkù
cruel; harsh
Characters in this word
酷 kù
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 告 to tell, to inform, to announce
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 市场淘汰机制十分残酷，缺乏核心技术的企业很快会被边缘化。 Shìchǎng táotài jīzhì shífēn cánkù, quēfá héxīn jìshù de qǐyè hěn kuài huì bèi biānyuánhuà. The market's elimination mechanism is extremely harsh; firms without core technology are quickly marginalised.
- 现实有时很残酷，努力不一定马上有回报。 Xiànshí yǒushí hěn cánkù, nǔlì bù yídìng mǎshàng yǒu huíbào. Reality can be harsh, and effort does not always pay off at once.
- 比赛的规则很残酷，输了就必须离开。 Bǐsài de guīzé hěn cánkù, shū le jiù bìxū líkāi. The rules of the contest are harsh: if you lose, you must leave.
Related words
- 残疾 cánjí disability
- 残 cán damaged; incomplete; crippled
- 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
- 酷 kù cool, awesome
- 酷似 kùsì to closely resemble
- 冷酷 lěngkù cold-hearted; ruthless
- 放纵 fàngzòng to indulge; to give free rein to; unrestrained