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
残忍
cánrěn
cruel; ruthless
Characters in this word
忍 rěn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 刃 edged tool, cutlery, knife edge 心 heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 把责任全部推给最弱小的人，是一种相当残忍的管理方式。 Bǎ zérèn quánbù tuīgěi zuì ruòxiǎo de rén, shì yì zhǒng xiāngdāng cánrěn de guǎnlǐ fāngshì. Shifting all responsibility onto the weakest person is a rather cruel form of management.
- 虐待动物是一种残忍的行为。 Nüèdài dòngwù shì yì zhǒng cánrěn de xíngwéi. Mistreating animals is a cruel act.
- 这个结局对孩子来说太残忍了。 Zhège jiéjú duì háizi lái shuō tài cánrěn le. This ending is too cruel for a child.
Related words
- 残疾 cánjí disability
- 残 cán damaged; incomplete; crippled
- 残酷 cánkù cruel; harsh
- 残留 cánliú to remain; residue
- 残缺 cánquē incomplete; defective
- 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
- 忍 rěn to endure; to hold back
- 忍不住 rěnbuzhù cannot help doing
- 忍受 rěnshòu to bear; to put up with
- 忍耐 rěnnài to endure; to tolerate