残

cán

to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus

Radical: 歹 HSK 7 a, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

残 decomposes into the following components:

歹 戋

Semantic component: 歹; phonetic component: 戋.

Words containing 残

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 残.

伤残
shāng cán
defeated
凶残
xiōng cán
savage
助残
zhù cán
手残
shǒu cán
摧残
cuī cán
to ravage
残余
cán yú
remnant
残值
cán zhí
残卷
cán juàn
surviving section of a classic work
残品
cán pǐn
残喘
cán chuǎn
remaining breath
残垣
cán yuán
残奥
cán ào
Paralympics

Related characters (radical 歹)

Characters that share the radical 歹.

歹 死 歼 殁 殂 殃 殄 殆 殇 殉 殊 殍 殒 殓 殖 殗 殘 殚 殛 殞 殡 殤 殪 殫

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