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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “litter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 垫脚 (墊腳) | diàn jiao | litter (animal bedding) |
| 轿 (轎) | jiào | sedan chair; palanquin |
| 担架 (擔架) | dān jià | stretcher; litter |
| 轿子 (轎子) | jiào zi | sedan chair; palanquin |
| 垫料 (墊料) | diàn liào | packing material; lagging |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 残余物.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 残酷 (殘酷) | cán kù | cruel; harsh; merciless |
| 残忍 (殘忍) | cán rěn | cruel; merciless; ruthless |
| 残疾 (殘疾) | cán jí | disabled; handicapped |
| 残疾人 (殘疾人) | cán jí rén | disabled person |
| 残留 (殘留) | cán liú | to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant |
| 残暴 (殘暴) | cán bào | brutal; vicious; ruthless |
| 其余 (其餘) | qí yú | the rest; the others |
| 余额 (餘額) | yú é | balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus |
| 人物 | rén wù | person; 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.