Chinese symbol for “residue”
渣滓
zhā zǐ
residue; dregs; disreputable people
The closest CC-CEDICT match for residue is 渣滓 (zhā zǐ), defined as: residue; dregs; disreputable people.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “residue”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 余 (餘) | yú | extra; surplus |
| 残留 (殘留) | cán liú | to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant |
| 残余 (殘餘) | cán yú | remnant; relic |
| 残留物 (殘留物) | cán liú wù | remnant; residue |
| 余项 (餘項) | yú xiàng | remainder term (math.); remainder |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 渣滓.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人渣 | rén zhā | dregs of society; scum |
| 残渣 (殘渣) | cán zhā | remainder; filtered out residue |
| 废渣 (廢渣) | fèi zhā | industrial waste product; slag |
| 豆腐渣 | dòu fu zhā | okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu) |
| 矿渣 (礦渣) | kuàng zhā | slag (mining) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “residue”.
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.