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Stroke order
残酷 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

- 残 — 9 strokes
- 酷 — 14 strokes
Related words
残酷 is pronounced cánkù and means “kejam”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 残酷 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.