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残忍 cánrěn

残忍 cánrěn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 残忍 cánrěn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cánrěn | can2 ren3
English translation
cruel
mean
merciless
ruthless

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Traditional form

殘忍

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 残忍 cánrěn

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cán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of cán . Phonosemantic compound. dǎi represents the meaning and jiān represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jiān

Semantic compound

dǎi

Positional decomposition

歹戋

Number of Strokes

9
rěn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and rèn represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

刃心

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 残忍 cánrěn

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残忍 cánrěn de rén 使 shǐ de 饿 è 半死 bàn sǐ .

The cruel man half starved his horses.

认为 rènwéi 云雀 yún què 关在笼子 lóng zi tài 残忍 cánrěn le .

He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.

māo 淹死 yān sǐ zài 河里 shì 残忍 cánrěn de .

It is cruel to drown the cat in the river.

殴打 ōudǎ 自己 zìjǐ ruò de rén shì zhǒng 残忍 cánrěn de 表现 biǎoxiàn .

To hit a weaker person is a sign of cruelty.

看到这种 zhè zhǒng 残忍 cánrěn de 行为 xíngwéi zhēn 叫人反感 fǎngǎn .

It's sickening to see such cruelty.

残忍 cánrěn Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 残忍 cánrěn and their own compounds.

残忍 cánrěn Compounds

See all 6 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 残忍 cánrěn in their composition.

  • cán
    • rěn
      • niǎn , rěn , , , rèn ,
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