Chinese symbol for “wreckage”
残骸
cán hái
Traditional: 殘骸
remains; wreckage
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wreckage is 残骸 (cán hái), defined as: remains; wreckage.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 残骸.
| 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 |
| 遗骸 (遺骸) | yí hái | (dead) human remains |
| 骸骨 | hái gǔ | skeleton; skeletal remains |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wreckage”.
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.
Last posts
- Best Wooden Swords for Kids Starting Martial Arts Forms
- Are Wooden Kung Fu Swords Balanced Like Real Steel Blades
- Buying a Wooden Jian for Beginners
- Choosing a Bokken with Scabbard for Iaido Beginners
- Is a Plastic Saya Worth Adding to a Bokken for Drawing?
- Choosing the Best Aikido Bokken for Daily Training
- Choosing the Best Heavy Bokken for Suburi Training
- Are Bamboo Practice Swords Safer Than Wooden Ones
- Choosing the Best Wooden Sword Stand for Your Collection
- Why Bokken Crack and Which Woods Handle Impact Best