剩 shèng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 乘 ride, mount 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
剩余
shèngyú
remaining, surplus
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 活动结束后，工作人员把剩余物资送给了社区中心。 Huódòng jiéshù hòu, gōngzuò rényuán bǎ shèngyú wùzī sòng gěi le shèqū zhōngxīn. After the event ended, the staff sent the remaining supplies to the community centre.
- 请把剩余的饭菜放进冰箱。 Qǐng bǎ shèngyú de fàncài fàngjìn bīngxiāng. Please put the leftover food in the fridge.
- 付完房租以后，剩余的钱只够买菜了。 Fù wán fángzū yǐhòu, shèngyú de qián zhǐ gòu mǎi cài le. After paying the rent, the money left was only enough for groceries.
Related words
- 剩 shèng to remain; to be left
- 剩下 shèngxia to be left over
- 过剩 guòshèng surplus; excess; overcapacity
- 其余 qíyú the rest; remaining
- 业余 yèyú amateur; in one's free time
- 多余 duōyú to be more than needed; superfluous, unnecessary
- 余额 yú'é balance, remainder
- 余 yú remaining; surplus; more than
- 余地 yúdì room; leeway; scope
- 衰老 shuāilǎo to age, to grow old
- 丧失 sàngshī to lose
- 尽 jìn to exhaust, to use up; (to the utmost)