残酷
Traditional: 殘酷
cán kù
HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6
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cán kù · caan4 huk6 (Jyutping)
- cruel; harsh; merciless
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Character breakdown
残
- Meaning
- injure, spoil; oppress; broken
- Radical
- 歹
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰歹戋
- Cangjie
- MNIJ
- Four-corner
- 1325.0
酷
- Meaning
- strong, stimulating; very
- Radical
- 酉
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- ⿰酉告
- Cangjie
- MWHGR
- Four-corner
- 1466.1
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