盈余 (yíng yú) — surplus, profit (financial)

Definition

noun

surplusprofit (financial)

盈余。
Gōng sī jīn nián de yíng yú bǐ qù nián zēng jiā le bǎi fēn zhī shí.
The company's surplus this year increased by 10% compared to last year.
盈余。
Zhèng fǔ yù suàn chū xiàn le dà liàng yíng yú.
The government budget showed a large surplus.
盈余。
Zhè jiā qǐ yè jiāng yíng yú yòng yú kuò dà shēng chǎn.
This enterprise used the surplus to expand production.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

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

余yúleftover

盈 and 余 both point to an extra amount left over, together naming surplus or profit.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

夃皿盈

盈 combines 夃 and 皿 (vessel), but the meaning of 夃 is unclear, so the full origin of the shape is uncertain.

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.