余 (yú) — (verb) to have leftover; to remain; (verb, math) to have a remainder of; (numeral) more than; over (after a number)
Definition
余 (yú) is a formal verb/math term for 'to have left over / to leave a remainder.' 比 剩余 more literary; 其余 is used as a pronoun ('the rest').
verb
to have leftoverto remain(verb, math) to have a remainder of
numeral
more thanover (after a number)
Examples
- 。Zhè ge yuè wǒ yú xià le yì xiē qián.I have some money left over this month.
- 余。Zhè ge chéng shì yǒu shí wàn yú rén.This city has over one hundred thousand people.
- 余。Qī chú yǐ èr yú yī.Seven divided by two leaves a remainder of one.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 餘; 余 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 餘 pairs 食 (food) with 余 as its sound part; the simplified 余 is a later abbreviation.
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