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Chinese symbol for “deformity”

残废
cán fèi
Traditional: 殘廢
deformity; handicapped

The closest CC-CEDICT match for deformity is 残废 (cán fèi), defined as: deformity; handicapped.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

残 cán
to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, inc
radical 78 ⽍ · 9 strokes
废 fèi
to terminate; to discard; to abgrogate
radical 53 ⼴ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “deformity”

WordPinyinMeaning
畸态 (畸態)jī tàiabnormality; deformity

Related words

Other words that share a character with 残废.

WordPinyinMeaning
残酷 (殘酷)cán kùcruel; harsh; merciless
残忍 (殘忍)cán rěncruel; merciless; ruthless
残疾 (殘疾)cán jídisabled; handicapped
残疾人 (殘疾人)cán jí réndisabled person
残留 (殘留)cán liúto remain; to be left over; residual; remnant
残暴 (殘暴)cán bàobrutal; vicious; ruthless
废除 (廢除)fèi chúto abolish; to abrogate
废物 (廢物)fèi wùrubbish; waste material; useless person

See also: Japanese symbol for “deformity”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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