残

残

See also: 殘 and 浅

残 U+6B8B, 残 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6B8B ← 殊 [U+6B8A] CJK Unified Ideographs 殌 → [U+6B8C]

Translingual

Traditional	殘
Shinjitai	残
Simplified	残

Alternative forms

Note that Japanese shinjitai uses 㦮 (extra line above 戋) while simplified Chinese uses 戋. Due to Han unification, both simplified Chinese and Japanese shinjitai forms are encoded under the same code point. Different forms can be observed when using the appropriate font.

Glyph origin

Simplified from 殘 (戔 → 㦮) for Japanese shinjitai and simplified from 殘 (戔 → 戋) for simplified Chinese.

Han character

残 (Kangxi radical 78, 歹+5 in Chinese, 歹+6 in Japanese, 9 strokes in Chinese, 10 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 一弓戈十 (MNIJ), four-corner 1325₀, composition ⿰歹戋(G) or ⿰歹㦮(TJK))

Derived characters

• 𣸶 (Based on China glyph form containing 戋)

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 580, character 29
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16459
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1383, character 8
• Unihan data for U+6B8B

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 残 – see 殘 (“to damage; to destroy; to kill; to injure; etc.”). (This character, 残, is the simplified form of 殘.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Shinjitai	残
Kyūjitai	殘

Kanji

残

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 殘)

Readings

• Go-on: ざん (zan, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: さん (san)
• Kun: のこる (nokoru, 残る, Jōyō); のこす (nokosu, 残す, Jōyō); そこなう (sokonau, 残なう); ひどい (hidoi); むごい (mugoi)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ざ​ん [záꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [d͡zã̠ɴ]

Noun

残(ざん) • (zan)  (kyūjitai 殘)

1. the remainder; leftover; residue

Affix

残(ざん) • (zan)  (kyūjitai 殘)

1. remain, remaining

   残(ざん)業(ぎょう)、残(ざん)金(きん)、残(ざん)飯(ぱん)、残(ざん)骸(がい)、残(ざん)念(ねん)

   zangyō, zankin, zanpan, zangai, zannen

   overtime work; remaining money; leftover food; wreckage; regret

2. damage, damaged, defective

   残(ざん)欠(けつ)、残(ざん)品(ぴん)

   zanketsu, zanpin

   defect; damaged goods

3. cruel

   残(ざん)酷(こく)、残(ざん)虐(ぎゃく)、残(ざん)忍(にん)

   zankoku, zangyaku, zannin

   cruel; savage; brutal

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN