Chinese symbol for “remnant”
残余
cán yú
Traditional: 殘餘
remnant; relic; residue; vestige
The closest CC-CEDICT match for remnant is 残余 (cán yú), defined as: remnant; relic; residue; vestige; surplus; to remain.
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 “remnant”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 残留物 (殘留物) | cán liú wù | remnant; residue |
| 头 (頭) | tóu | head; hair style |
| 余量 (餘量) | yú liàng | remnant; leftover |
| 尾 | wěi | tail; remainder |
| 遗迹 (遺跡) | yí jì | trace; vestige |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 残余.
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “remnant”.
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.