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Chinese symbol for “litter”

残余物
cán yú wù
Traditional: 殘餘物
litter; trash

The closest CC-CEDICT match for litter is 残余物 (cán yú wù), defined as: litter; trash.

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
余 yú
surplus, remainder; surname
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
物 wù
thing, substance, matter; creature
radical 93 ⽜ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “litter”

WordPinyinMeaning
垫脚 (墊腳)diàn jiaolitter (animal bedding)
轿 (轎)jiàosedan chair; palanquin
担架 (擔架)dān jiàstretcher; litter
轿子 (轎子)jiào zisedan chair; palanquin
垫料 (墊料)diàn liàopacking material; lagging

Related words

Other words that share a character with 残余物.

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
其余 (其餘)qí yúthe rest; the others
余额 (餘額)yú ébalance (of an account, bill etc); surplus
人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “litter”.

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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