remaining; surplus; extra

Character data

Radical ⼈ (9.5)
Strokes 7
TRADITIONAL ,
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

余 yú
  1. 1. remaining
  2. 2. surplus
  3. 3. extra
  4. 4. (following numerical value) or more
  5. 5. in excess of (some number)
  6. 6. after
  7. 7. remainder after division
  8. 8. residue (math.)
  9. 9. surname Yu
  10. 10. variant of , surplus
  11. 11. variant of , remainder
  12. 12. me
  13. 13. I
  14. 14. (archaic) I

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Words containing 余

Word Meaning
leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
residual heat; fig. old people's capacity for work
lingering sound
savings; to save
(math.) cosine
remainder (in division)
afterglow; twilight
variant of yú huī
pleasant lingering effect; aftertaste (of a good wine etc)
redundancy; redundant
surplus value
to leave some leeway; to allow for the unpredictable
balance; cash surplus
remaining evil element
surplus money
remnants (of a defeated clique); rump
one's remaining years
lingering fear
seven planets and four extra stars in astrology
Chinese remainder theorem (math.)
alternative term for fourth lunar month
emperor's carriage
emperor's carriage
the Remainder Theorem
residual radioactivity