残 (cán): to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus

Character info

Pinyin

cán

Meaning

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

Characters

1

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 7

Strokes

9

Radical

歹

Structure

左右结构

Chinese explanation

• 表示破坏、毁坏，使事物不再完整
• 也表示剩下的、不完整的部分，如残缺、残品
• 还表示凶恶、狠毒，如残忍、残暴。