剩余 (shèng yú) — to remain, to be left over; to have a surplus | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

剩余 is the formal/written 'remain, be left over' — stronger than the everyday 剩 and used in financial or abstract contexts (剩余价值, 剩余资金). 残留 focuses on traces or residues that persist, not quantities.

verb

to remainto be left overto have a surplus

Examples

剩余？
Zhè ge yuè hái yǒu shèng yú de qián ma?
Is there any money left over this month?
，剩余。
Wèn tí yǐ jīng jiě jué le, bú shèng yú shén me le.
The problem has been solved; nothing remains.
剩余。
Zhè cì huó dòng shèng yú le hěn duō shí wù.
A lot of food was left over from this event.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

剩shèngleft over

余yúsurplus

剩 means left over and 余 means surplus, so 剩余 is what remains or is surplus.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

乘

乘chéng剩shèng

Same sound today

剩 is made of 刀 (knife) as the meaning part and 乘 (chéng) as the sound part.

Most 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

余yú餘Yú

Same sound today

The traditional form 餘 pairs 食 (food) with 余 as its sound part; the simplified 余 is a later abbreviation.

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