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殘
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残
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incomplete

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
cán
ザン
のこ.る、のこ.す、そこな.う、のこ.り
잔
Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 戔 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (殘)
歹 malicious+ 戔 narrow =
殘 incomplete
歹 Meaning component
dǎi malicious
bad, vicious, depraved, wicked
戔 Phonetic component
narrow
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Simplified (残)
歹 malicious+ 戋 tiny =
残 injure
歹 Meaning component
dǎi malicious
bad, vicious, depraved, wicked
戋 Phonetic component
jiān tiny
small, narrow, tiny, little
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Notes
Similar Characters
列 line up死 death歼 wipe (simp)殁 die (simp)殂 to die殃 calamity殄 end殆 perilous殇 young (simp)殉 die for cause殊 dissimilar残 incomplete (jp)殍 to starve to death殒 perish (simp)殓 dress corpse for burial (simp)殖 breed殗 repeated殚 entirely (simp)殛 to put to殞 vanish (trad)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
殘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
残 / 殘 [cán]
to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus
Japanese
残 ざん 同音
nounprefix remainder; the rest; what is left
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (79)
残忍 [cán​rěn] #3,074
cruel
残酷 [cán​kù] #3,814
cruel
残疾人 [cán​jí​rén] #10,218
disabled person
残留 [cán​liú] #8,158
to remain
残疾 [cán​jí] #9,131
disabled
残骸 [cán​hái] #8,007
remains
凶残 [xiōng​cán] #11,652
savage
残余 [cán​yú] #12,789
remnant
残暴 [cán​bào] #9,818
brutal
残废 [cán​fèi] #10,836
deformity
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KOREAN WORDS (8)
잔류 #36,059
remaining; staying behind
잔인 #41,715
cruelty; brutality
잔여
residue; remaining
잔여물
residue; residual substance; rest
잔존
remaining
잔학
cruelty; brutality; atrocity
잔해
remains
잔혹
cruelty; harshness; brutality