伤 shāng — injure; injury; wound
他不小心伤了脚。Tā bù xiǎo xīn shāng le jiǎo.He accidentally hurt his foot.
Common words: 受伤 (shòu shāng)、伤心 (shāng xīn)、伤害 (shāng hài)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "injure"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "injure", including 伤 (shāng), 损 (sǔn), 残 (cán). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "injure" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 伤 (shāng), 损 (sǔn), 残 (cán) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span shāng, sǔn, cán — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 伤 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 伤 shānginjure; injury; woundUseful words: 受伤, 伤心
- 损 sǔnto damage; injure; to lose; to harmUseful words: 损失, 损害
- 残 cándestroy; spoil; ruin; injure; cruel; oppressiveUseful words: 残疾, 残酷
Common words for these 3 "injure" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 伤 (shāng) — so "injure" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
受伤shòu shāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed伤心shāng xīnto grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt伤害shāng hàito injure; to harm损失sǔn shīloss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage损害sǔn hàiharm; to damage; to impair损伤sǔn shāngto harm; to damage; to injure; impairment残疾cán jídisabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal残酷cán kùcruel; harsh; merciless残忍cán rěncruel; merciless; ruthless
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "injure".
损 sǔn — to damage; injure; to lose; to harm
大风损坏了不少树木。Dà fēng sǔn huài le bù shǎo shù mù.The strong wind damaged many trees.
Common words: 损失 (sǔn shī)、损害 (sǔn hài)、损伤 (sǔn shāng)
残 cán — destroy; spoil; ruin; injure; cruel; oppressive
这本旧书已经残缺不全了。Zhè běn jiù shū yǐ jīng cán quē bù quán le.This old book is already incomplete.
Common words: 残疾 (cán jí)、残酷 (cán kù)、残忍 (cán rěn)
All 3 characters
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