残障

殘障

cánzhàng

adjective

Meanings

1 disabled
2 handicapped
3 disability

Characters

incomplete, impaired

obstacle, barrier

Examples

这所学校专门招收残障儿童。

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào zhuānmén zhāoshōu cánzhàng értóng.

This school specifically enrolls children with disabilities.

政府应保障残障人士的权益。

Zhèngfǔ yīng bǎozhàng cánzhàng rénshì de quányì.

The government should protect the rights of people with disabilities.

Tips

register

残障 is considered more neutral/modern than the older 残疾 (cánjí). Both are in use; 残障人士 and 残疾人 are roughly interchangeable, though formal contexts lean toward 残障.

Stroke Order

残 cán

障 zhàng