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殘 (caan4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

殘 (caan4, cán) — remaining; to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus; broken; crippled; wilted; brutally

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 殘年 (caan4 nin4) — (noun) senectitude
• 殘廢軍人 (caan4 fai3 gwan1 jan4) — a disabled soldiers; a disabled veteran
• 殘暴不仁 (caan4 bou6 bat1 jan4) — brutal; heartless; merciless; inhumane; cruel
• 殘照 (caan4 ziu3) — the glow from a sunset
• 殘生 (caan4 sang1) — (noun) someone's wretched life
• 殘缺不全 (caan4 kyut3 bat1 cyun4) — incomplete; fragmentary

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