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残酷 cánkù

残酷 cánkù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 残酷 cánkù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cánkù | can2 ku4
English translation
cruel
cruelty

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Traditional form

殘酷

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 残酷 cánkù

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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

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yǒu represents the meaning and gào represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

gào

Semantic compound

yǒu

Positional decomposition

酉告

Number of Strokes

14

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Example sentences using 残酷 cánkù

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但是 dànshì yǒu tiān de 幻梦 huàn mèng 终于 zhōngyú bèi 打破 dǎ pò le , hěn 残酷 cánkù de 打破了.

But then, one day, his dreams were shattered, cruelly and bitterly shattered.

这些 zhè xiē 残酷 cánkù de 刑具 xíng jù shì 用来 yòng lái 阻止 zǔzhǐ 犯人 fàn rén 弯腿的。

These cruel devices are designed to stop prisoners bending their legs.

故意 gùyì shuì de 残酷无情 cán kù wú qíng 的话 de huà duì xiàng 刀割一样 yīyàng

The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife.

动物 dòngwù 关在狭小 xiá xiǎo de 空间 kōngjiān shì 残酷 cánkù 的。

It is cruel to keep animals in confined spaces.

不是 bú shi 有些 yǒu xiē tài 残酷 cánkù 了吗

Isn't that a bit harsh?

残酷 cánkù Decomposition

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残酷 cánkù Compounds

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