cán

Traditional:

残 (cán) is a Chinese word meaning “to destroy; to spoil; to ruin”.

Meanings

  1. 1to destroy
  2. 2to spoil
  3. 3to ruin
  4. 4to injure
  5. 5cruel
  6. 6oppressive
  7. 7savage
  8. 8brutal
  9. 9incomplete
  10. 10disabled
  11. 11to remain
  12. 12to survive
  13. 13remnant
  14. 14surplus
Part of speech
verb

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