殘株

简 残株 · 繁 殘株
Mandarin · pinyin cán zhū

Meanings

  1. stubble
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殘
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株
zhū · numerary adjunct for trees; root
残
cán · injure, spoil; oppress; broken
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2–1 · can2 zhu1

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caan4 zyu1

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