Usage of the character 殘

to destroy
to spoil
to ruin
to injure
cruel
oppressive
savage
brutal
incomplete
disabled
to remain
to survive
remnant
surplus

cánkù

残酷

[殘酷]

cruel
cruelty

cánjú

残局

[殘局]

endgame (in chess)
desperate situation
aftermath (of a failure)

cánzhī

残肢

[殘肢]

stump (of a limb)
severed limb

cánhài

残害

[殘害]

to injure
to devastate
to slaughter

cánnüè

残虐

[殘虐]

cruel
to treat cruelly

cányuán

残垣

[殘垣]

(literary) ruined walls
ruins

cándú

残毒

[殘毒]

cruelty

cánquē

残缺

[殘缺]

badly damaged
shattered

zhìcán

致残

[致殘]

to be crippled (in an accident etc)

cánxiāng

残香

[殘香]

lingering fragrance

cányuè

残月

[殘月]

waning moon

dāncán

殚残

[殫殘]

to destroy

cánbài

残败

[殘敗]

dilapidated
in ruins

cánmó

残膜

[殘膜]

leftover agricultural plastic (as waste or rubbish that needs to be disposed of or recycled)

shāngcán

伤残

[傷殘]

disabled
maimed
crippled
(of objects) damaged

cánrěn

残忍

[殘忍]

cruel
mean
merciless
ruthless

cánzhí

残值

[殘值]

residual value

cánběn

残本

[殘本]

extant fragment (of book)

zhùcán

助残

[助殘]

to help people with disabilities

cánbù

残部

[殘部]

defeated remnants
scattered survivors

cáncún

残存

[殘存]

to survive
remnant

cánhái

残骸

[殘骸]

remains
wreckage

cánzhā

残渣

[殘渣]

remainder
filtered out residue
sediment
waste product
debris
detritus
rubbish

zìcán

自残

[自殘]

to mutilate oneself
self-harm

bìngcán

病残

[病殘]

sick or disabled
invalid
disability

cányú

残余

[殘餘]

remnant
relic
residue
vestige
surplus
to remain
to leave surplus

cánbào

残暴

[殘暴]

brutal; vicious; ruthless

cánshā

残杀

[殘殺]

to massacre
to slaughter

cánjí

残疾

[殘疾]

disabled
handicapped
deformity on a person or animal

cánliú

残留

[殘留]

to remain; to be left over
residual; remnant
residue

shǒucán

手残

[手殘]

(coll.) klutz

cánniàn

残念

[殘念]

(coll.) to regret
what a pity! (loanword from Japanese "zannen")

cánpò

残破

[殘破]

broken
dilapidated

cánpǐn

残品

[殘品]

defective goods

cánchuǎn

残喘

[殘喘]

remaining breath
last gasp

cándí

残敌

[殘敵]

remnant enemy troops

cánzhū

残株

[殘株]

stubble

Cán Aò

残奥

[殘奧]

Paralympics
same as Paralympic Games 殘奧會／残奥会 ( Cán Aòhuì)

xiōngcán

凶残

[兇殘]

savage
cruel
fierce

cángēng

残羹

[殘羹]

leftovers from a meal

xiōngcán

凶残

[凶殘]

savage

cánjīng

残茎

[殘莖]

stubble (the stems of plants after harvest)

cánfèi

残废

[殘廢]

deformity
handicapped

cánjuàn

残卷

[殘卷]

surviving section of a classic work
remaining chapters (while reading a book)

nǎocán

脑残

[腦殘]

moronic
brainless
bonehead
retard

cuīcán

摧残

[摧殘]

to ravage
to ruin

cánzhàng

残障

[殘障]

handicapped

cánjí'ér

残疾儿

[殘疾兒]

a child with a birth defect
a deformed child

cáncìpǐn

残次品

[殘次品]

defective goods

cánshāzhě

残杀者

[殘殺者]

killer
butcher
slaughterer

cánliúwù

残留物

[殘留物]

remnant
residue
material left over

cánjírén

残疾人

[殘疾人]

disabled person

cányúwù

残余物

[殘餘物]

litter
trash

nǎocánfěn

脑残粉

[腦殘粉]

(slang) fanboy
fangirl

Cán Aòhuì

残奥会

[殘奧會]

Paralympic Games

duànwǎcányuán

断瓦残垣

[斷瓦殘垣]

the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated

duànbìcányuán

断壁残垣

[斷壁殘垣]

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
fig. scene of devastation
ruins

fēngzhúcánnián

风烛残年

[風燭殘年]

one's late days
to have one foot in the grave

cánzhāyúniè

残渣余孽

[殘渣餘孽]

evil elements who have escaped eradication

zìxiāngcánshā

自相残杀

[自相殘殺]

to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

bàocánshǒuquē

抱残守缺

[抱殘守缺]

to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
stickler for tradition

Dōng Cán'àohuì

冬残奥会

[冬殘奧會]

Winter Paralympics

cánniánduǎnjǐng

残年短景

[殘年短景]

at the end of the year (idiom)

cánkùwúqíng

残酷无情

[殘酷無情]

cruel and unfeeling (idiom)

shōucánzhuìyì

收残缀轶

[收殘綴軼]

to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)

cánbīngbàijiàng

残兵败将

[殘兵敗將]

ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants

shāngcánrényuán

伤残人员

[傷殘人員]

the injured
wounded personnel

Zhōngguó Cánlián

中国残联

[中國殘聯]

China Disabled Persons' Federation (abbr. for 中國殘疾人聯合會／中国残疾人联合会 ( Zhōngguó Cánjírén Liánhéhuì))

bàiliǔcánhuā

败柳残花

[敗柳殘花]

broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

cánhuābàiliǔ

残花败柳

[殘花敗柳]

broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

cángēngshèngfàn

残羹剩饭

[殘羹剩飯]

leftovers from a meal
fig. remnants handed down from others

cánmínhàiwù

残民害物

[殘民害物]

to harm people and damage property (idiom)

bǎocánshǒuquē

保残守缺

[保殘守缺]

conservative
to preserve the outmoded

gǔròuxiāngcán

骨肉相残

[骨肉相殘]

close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife

cányúzhānrǎn

残余沾染

[殘餘沾染]

residual contamination

huīyáncánqiū

灰岩残丘

[灰巖殘丘]

mogote (steep-sided pointed hill in karst landform)

cáncháshèngfàn

残茶剩饭

[殘茶剩飯]

spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal
crumbs from the feast

cányuánbàibì

残垣败壁

[殘垣敗壁]

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
fig. scene of devastation
ruins

cányuánduànbì

残垣断壁

[殘垣斷壁]

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
fig. scene of devastation
ruins

gǒuyáncánchuǎn

苟延残喘

[苟延殘喘]

to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

duànyuáncánbì

断垣残壁

[斷垣殘壁]

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
fig. scene of devastation
ruins

shōushicánjú

收拾残局

[收拾殘局]

to clear up the mess
to pick up the pieces

cándōnglàyuè

残冬腊月

[殘冬臘月]

final days of the lunar year

Lǎo Cán Yóujì

老残游记

[老殘遊記]

The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚／刘鹗 ( Liú E)

Zhōngguó Cánjírén Liánhéhuì

中国残疾人联合会

[中國殘疾人聯合會]

China Disabled Persons' Federation