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
残留
cánliú
to remain; residue
Characters in this word
留 liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- Made of
- 卯 4th terrestrial branch 田 field, farm, arable land
Example phrases
- 废水处理不彻底，河床里仍残留着重金属污染物。 Fèishuǐ chǔlǐ bù chèdǐ, héchuáng lǐ réng cánliú zhe zhòngjīnshǔ wūrǎnwù. The wastewater treatment was incomplete, and heavy-metal pollutants still remain in the riverbed.
- 洗完碗后，盘子上还残留着一点油。 Xǐ wán wǎn hòu, pánzi shang hái cánliú zhe yìdiǎn yóu. After washing the dishes, a little grease still remained on the plate.
- 水果用清水泡一泡，可以去掉表面残留的农药。 Shuǐguǒ yòng qīngshuǐ pào yì pào, kěyǐ qùdiào biǎomiàn cánliú de nóngyào. Soaking fruit in clean water can remove pesticide residue from the surface.
Related words
- 残疾 cánjí disability
- 残 cán damaged; incomplete; crippled
- 残酷 cánkù cruel; harsh
- 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
- 留 liú to stay; to leave behind
- 留下 liúxià to stay behind; to leave behind
- 留学生 liúxuéshēng international student
- 保留 bǎoliú to keep; to save