HSK 6

(cán): injure, spoil, oppress

cán

injure, spoil, oppress

Pinyin

cán

HSK Level

Level 6

Characters

1

English Meaning

injure, spoil, oppress

How to Write (cán)

is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  9. 9

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 歹 (death) carries the meaning, and 戋 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

corpse
small, narrow

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

摧残

cuīcán

残忍

cánrěn

残留

cánliú

残疾

cánjí

残酷

cánkù

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