cán​kù HSK6

cruel

  • created sense approved 残酷/殘酷 · cán​kù · cruel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    残酷 / 殘酷

    cán​kù

    cruel

    cruel; brutal; ruthless

    残 (literal) → 残/殘 · cán · cruel 酷 (literal) → 酷 · kù · cruel

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 残酷/殘酷 · cán​kù · harsh — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    残酷 / 殘酷

    cán​kù

    harsh

    harsh and dangerous; grim; bleak; used to describe difficult environments or struggles

    残 (literal) → 残/殘 · cán · cruel 酷 (literal) → 酷 · kù · cruel

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense