残余 (cán yú) — remnants; remains; vestiges

Definition

noun

remnantsremainsvestiges

，残余。
Zhàn zhēng jié shù hòu, chéng shì lǐ hái yǒu dà liàng cán yú xū yào qīng lǐ.
After the war ended, there were still large amounts of remnants in the city that needed to be cleaned up.
残余。
Jiù zhì dù de cán yú zhú jiàn bèi xīn zhèng cè qǔ dài le.
The vestiges of the old system were gradually replaced by new policies.
残余，。
Zhè dào cài lǐ hái cán liú zhe yì xiē yú gǔ de cán yú, chī qǐ lái yào xiǎo xīn.
There are still some remnants of fish bones in this dish, so you have to be careful when eating it.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

残cánleftover

余yúremaining

残 and 余 both point to what is left over, so the word means remnants.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 殘; 残 is its simplified writing.

歹戔殘

Meaning part形符xíngfú

歹歹dǎivicious, bones

Sound part声符shēngfú

戔

戔jiān殘cán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 殘 pairs 歹, a bone shape for injury, with 戔 for its sound; the simplified 残 is a later shorthand.

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

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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