懂中文 Dong Chinese

残

cán

injure

Simplified form of 殘. Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 戋 represents the sound.

Components
歹 meaning component

歹  Meaning component

dǎi

  

evil, bad

戋 sound component

戋  Sound component

jiān

  

small

Evolution

残 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
残 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
残 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

残 (殘) 

cán

injure, spoil; oppress; broken; to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus

Most common words with 残
Freq.
Word
Meaning

残

to destroy

残忍

cruel

残酷

cruel

残疾人

disabled person

残留

to remain