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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 残忍

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
残忍 cán rěn - cruel
- mean
- merciless
- ruthless

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 3,074 7,423 3,544

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
残 cán- to destroy
- to spoil
- to ruin
- to injure
- cruel
- oppressive
- savage
- brutal
- incomplete
- disabled
- to remain
- to survive
- remnant
- surplus
忍 rěn- to bear
- to endure
- to tolerate
- to restrain oneself

Other Words Containing 残忍

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
残忍 6 7 3,074 7,423 3,544