残

cán

“To destroy” in Chinese is 残 (cán).

Other characters with the syllable can: see all 6 →

Meaning

to destroy
to spoil
to ruin

Show 11 more meanings

to injure
cruel
oppressive
savage
brutal
incomplete
disabled
to remain
to survive
remnant
surplus

Example

汤姆有残疾。

Tom is handicapped.

From 残疾 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 残

残疾cánjídisabledHSK 6 残酷cánkùcruel; harsh; mercilessHSK 6 残疾人cánjíréndisabled personHSK 6 残留cánliúto remain; to be left overHSK 7-9 残缺cánquēbadly damagedHSK 7-9 残忍cánrěncruel; merciless; ruthlessHSK 7-9 伤残shāngcándisabledHSK 7-9 凶残xiōngcánsavageHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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