残疾 cánjí disabled
disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal
How to remember 残疾: 残 to injure + 疾 sickness = disabled.
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How it is used
- Disability / disabled - 残疾人 (cánjírén) a disabled person, 肢体残疾 (zhītǐ cánjí) physical disability.
- The standard term for physical/bodily disability; both noun and adjective.
- Contrast 残废 (cánfèi, crippled, now considered derogatory); 残疾 is the neutral, respectful term. 残障 (cánzhàng) is also polite.