| 殘 | 526A35 31S.71-7 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄘㄢˊ [can2] | ||
| V.t. | To injure, destroy: 摧殘 to destroy (life, talent); 殘傷 to injure; 殘害, see Adv.↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Cruel, ruthless: 殘忍，殘暴，殘酷 [can2ren3], [can2bao4], [can2ku4]↓. (2) Broken (house,utensil), crippled (army,person), wilted (flower):殘破,殘缺 [can2po4], [can2qUe1]↓; 殘廢,殘疾 [can2fei4], [can2ji2]↓. (3) Remnant, last: 殘餘 [can2yU2]↓; 殘存 survive, shabbily survive; 殘年,殘歲 remaining years of life; 殘冬 the end of winter; 殘春 fast departing spring, end of spring; 殘夏 late summer; 殘陽，殘紅 sunset, sunset glow; 殘月 remnant moon; 殘花 destroyed flowers after storm; 殘兵 remnant soldiers after defeat; 殘花敗柳 women, esp. prostitutes, after their prime; 殘杯冷炙 dinner leftovers. | |||||
| Adv. | (Forming v.t. with vbb.) cruelly, brutally: 殘害，殘賊，殘毀，殘殺, [can2hai4], [can2ze2], [can2hui3], [can2sha1]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 殘暴 [can2bao4], adj., cruel, brutish, merciless, tyrannical. 2. 殘喘 [can2chuan3], n., lingering breath of life. 3. 殘缺 [can2qUe1], adj., broken (series), incomplete (set). 4. 殘廢 [can2fei4], adj. & n., crippled, physically disabled. 5. 殘害 [can2hai4], v.t., to injure (life), to oppress, persecute (people), to kill ruthlessly. 6. 殘骸 [can2hai2], n., (LL) “remaining bones”--frail body ready for retirement. 7. 殘疾 [can2ji2] ([can2ji0]), adj. & n., see [can2fei4]↑. 8. 殘局 [can2jU2], n., a lost situation, last act of a drama (army after defeat, etc.): 收拾殘局 pacify country after war or period of anarchy, salvage a hopeless situation. 9. 殘酷 [can2ku4] ([can2ku0]), adj., merciless, brutal, relentless. 10. 殘留 [can2liu2], v.i., to linger on in life. 11. 殘年 [can2nian2], n., (1) (of self) old age; (2) end of the year. 12. 殘破 [can2po4], adj., decrepit (house,furniture). 13. 殘忍 [can2ren3], adj., cruel, brutal. 14. 殘殺 [can2sha1], v.t., kill brutally. 15. 殘生 [can2sheng1], n., remaining years of life, see [can2nian2]↑. 16. 殘歲 [can2sui4], n., see [can2nian2]↑. 17. 殘賊 [can2ze2], v.t., see [can2hai4]↑. 18. 殘餘 [can2yU2], adj., remaining (years, time). | |||||