Chinese Character 残 Meanings and components.

Form

残

Meaning

残 meaning[3] in English

To Destroy.

To Spoil.

To Ruin.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 残 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are bad (歹) , and (𢦑)

Its radical[1] is: 歹 (dai3) which means: Bad, Wicked, Evil, Kangxi Radical 78, .歹dai3bad

In cangjie it is written with MNIJ

How to write 残

To write残can2to destroy you should write a combination of 歹dai3bad , 𢦑sheng1 arranged in a 吅 shape:

歹 + 𢦑 = 残

残 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 残 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 残, looks as follow:

残
Pinyin:can2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Destroy . To Spoil . To Ruin . To Injure . Cruel . Oppressive . Savage . Brutal . Incomplete . Disabled . To Remain . To Survive . Remnant . Surplus
歹
Pinyin:dai3
Meaning[3]: Bad . Wicked . Evil . Kangxi Radical 78
夕
Pinyin:xi1
Meaning[3]: Dusk . Evening . Taiwan Pr. [Xi4]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
𢦑
Pinyin:sheng1 Shape:+
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
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Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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