殘 (caan4 | can2) : defective; cruel; damage; remnant

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殘

caan4

can2

[1] [adj] defective; incomplete; withered
[2] [adj] cruel; savage; barbarous
[3] [v] damage; injure; torture
[4] [adj] remnant; remaining; leftover

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 歹 (#78)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

殘 / 残

This word has been viewed 9705 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Dec 2010 09:15

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殘骸 caan4 haai4 can2 hai2 = wreckage debris

殘缺 caan4 kyut3 can2 que1 = badly damaged； shattered

傷殘 soeng1 caan4 shang1 can2 = handicapped; disabled

殘忍 caan4 jan2 can2 ren3 = cruel; inhumane

殘餘 caan4 jyu4 can2 yu2 = remnants; remains (after a disaster)

殘酷 caan4 huk6 can2 ku4 = cruel; cruelty

殘疾 caan4 zat6 can2 ji2 = disabled; handicapped; deformity (on a living being)

殘暴 caan4 bou6 can2 bao4 = ruthless; heartless; cruel; ferocious

摧殘 ceoi1 caan4 cui1 can2 = to ravage; to ruin

自殘 zi6 caan4 = self-mutilation
See all 41 compounds (CantoDict reports 42 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 殘
Unicode code for this character: U+6b98 (off-site link)

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