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Character Decomposition
残=歹+戋
Etymology
death
Meanings
to destroy
to spoil
to ruin
to injure
cruel
oppressive
savage
brutal
incomplete
disabled
to remain
to survive
remnant
surplus
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Words with 残 246 total
to ravage · to ruin摧残cuī cánextant fragment (of book)残本cán běnremaining breath · last gasp残喘cán chuǎnto survive · remnant残存cán cúndisabled · handicapped · deformity on a person or animal残疾cán jísurviving section of a classic work · remaining chapters (while reading a book)残卷cán juàncruel; harsh; merciless残酷cán kùcruel · to treat cruelly残虐cán nu:èbroken · dilapidated残破cán pòbadly damaged · shattered残缺cán quē
Idioms with 残 73 total Chain
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman败柳残花bài liǔ cán huāconservative · to preserve the outmoded保残守缺bǎo cán shǒu quēto cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative · stickler for tradition抱残守缺bào cán shǒu quēleftovers · remains of a meal · a scrappy dinner · broken victuals · crumbs from the table残杯冷炙cán bēi lěng zhìruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants残兵败将cán bīng bài jiàng
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