• 1148th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cán (can2)to destroy • to spoil • to ruin • to injure • cruel • oppressive • savage • brutal • incomplete • disabled • to remain • to survive • remnant • surplus

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

残忍 (殘忍)
残酷 (殘酷)

Uncommon

伤残 (傷殘)
凶残 (兇殘)
摧残 (摧殘)
残卷 (殘卷)
残存 (殘存)
残害 (殘害)
残局 (殘局)
残废 (殘廢)
残暴 (殘暴)
残杀 (殘殺)
残渣 (殘渣)
残留 (殘留)
残疾 (殘疾)
残疾人 (殘疾人)
残缺 (殘缺)
残羹 (殘羹)
残余 (殘餘)
残骸 (殘骸)
苟延残喘 (苟延殘喘)

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  • 3190th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhā (zha1)slag (in mining or smelting) • dregs

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhā (zha1)The component is pronounced as 'chá' (cha2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

残渣 (殘渣)
豆腐渣 

Uncommon

废渣 (廢渣)
渣滓 
药渣 (藥渣)
豆渣 
面包渣 (麵包渣)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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