残(cán): to destroy
to destroy
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- cán
- Meaning
- to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 6
- Traditional
- 殘
Origin & structure
Where 残 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 残 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 残
Common words using 残 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
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