Word

伤残 (shāng cán) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 伤残

动 dòng verb

to be disabled/injured

他在战争中伤残了。

tā zài zhàn zhēng zhōng shāng cán le

He became disabled in the war.

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Word breakdown

伤 shāng — injury, wound

残 cán — disabled, impaired

1 残疾 cán jí — disability HSK 6
- 残 damaged, incomplete
- 疾 condition, affliction
Example

他虽然有残疾，但仍然坚持工作。

tā suī rán yǒu cán jí dàn réng rán jiān chí gōng zuò

Although he has a disability, he still persists in working.
2 凶残 xiōng cán — brutal HSK 7
- 凶 fierce, ferocious, violent
- 残 cruel, brutal, savage
Example

那只野兽十分凶残。

nà zhī yě shòu shí fēn xiōng cán

That wild beast is very brutal.
3 摧残 cuī cán — to devastate HSK 7
- 摧 to destroy, to break down
- 残 to harm cruelly, to damage
Example

战争摧残了这个国家。

zhàn zhēng cuī cán le zhè ge guó jiā

War devastated this country.
4 残忍 cán rěn — cruel HSK 7
- 残 brutal, savage, violent aspect of cruelty
- 忍 heartless, unfeeling, able to endure causing suffering
Example

他用残忍的手段对待动物。

tā yòng cán rěn de shǒu duàn duì dài dòng wù

He treats animals with cruel methods.
5 残留 cán liú — remain, be left behind (as residue) HSK 7
- 残 leftover, remaining (incomplete or unwanted)
- 留 stay behind, not removed
Example

农药残留在蔬菜上可能对健康有害。

nóng yào cán liú zài shū cài shàng kě néng duì jiàn kāng yǒu hài

Pesticide residues on vegetables may be harmful to health.

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6 残缺 cán quē — be incomplete, be defective HSK 7
- 残 damaged, incomplete
- 缺 lacking, missing
Example

这本古书已经残缺不全了。

zhè běn gǔ shū yǐ jīng cán quē bù quán le

This ancient book is already incomplete.
7 残酷 cán kù — cruel HSK 7
- 残 cruel, harmful, causing injury
- 酷 extreme, severe, harsh
Example

现实有时很残酷。

xiàn shí yǒu shí hěn cán kù

Reality is sometimes cruel.

Structure & writing

1 伤 shāng — wound; injury (to a body or object)

伤 is not used as a component in any other character.

伤 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 残 cán — defective or incomplete

残 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 歹 dǎi — bad, evil

歹 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 4

列 liè to arrange; to list 死 sǐ to die; to lose life (opposite of "活"/"生")

HSK 5

殊 shū different; divergent

HSK 6

残 cán defective or incomplete 殖 zhí to reproduce; to multiply

HSK 7

歼 jiān to annihilate; to wipe out 殃 yāng disaster; calamity

2.2 戋 jiān — small, few, little in quantity

戋 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 1

钱 qián currency; money

HSK 4

线 xiàn thread; yarn made of silk, cotton, hemp, etc., used for sewing or knitting

HSK 5

浅 qiǎn shallow (opposite of 'deep') 践 jiàn to tread on; to step on

HSK 6

残 cán defective or incomplete

HSK 7

盏 zhǎn small cup 贱 jiàn cheap; low-priced (opposite of 贵)

Stroke order