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残 (殘)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

残 [cán]
  1. 1. adjective [指器物] defective
  2. 2. adjective [指人或动物] disabled
    这是匹好马，可惜残了。
    This is a good horse. It's a shame it's lame.
  3. 3. adjective [剩余] remaining
  4. 4. adjective [凶恶] cruel
  5. 5. verb [凶恶] treat viciously

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

残 [cán]
  1. 1. adjective incomplete; deficient
    残稿
    an incomplete manuscript
    这部书很好，可惜残了。
    It is a very good book, but unfortunately it's incomplete.
    关于这次事件的回忆已经残缺不全了。
    身体上的残疾并不可怕，可怕的是心灵上的残疾。
  2. 2. adjective remnant; remaining
    残敌
    remnants of the enemy forces
    残冬
    the last days of winter
    只有这个破瓦罐还残留着远古的痕迹。
    该散的都散了，谁来收拾残局呢？
  3. 3. adjective cruel; savage; barbarous; ferocious
  4. 4. verb injure; damage
    身残志不残
    broken in health but not in spirit
    在那场惨无人道的屠杀中，32万中国人遭残杀。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

残 [cán]
  1. 1. 动 伤害;毁坏
    残杀
    摧残
  2. 2. 形 凶狠;凶恶
    残忍
    残暴
  3. 3. 形 剩下的
    残羹剩饭
    残敌
    残阳
  4. 4. 形 有缺损的;不完整的
    身残志坚
    残肢
    残品
  5. 5. "残"字统读ｃáｎ,不读ｃǎｎ
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Examples

这部书很好，可惜残了。
It is a very good book, but unfortunately it's incomplete. → 残
老屋子里的这把太师椅已经残旧不堪。
This armchair in the old house is old and broken. → 残旧
这是匹好马，可惜残了。
This is a good horse. It's a shame it's lame. → 残

Character Decomposition

歹
[dǎi]		 + 戋
[jiān]

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