extra

surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me

a picture of 余 → surplus; what remains after enough

余 originally depicted a thatched shelter — a place to store what is left over after needs are met. The person (人) below grounds it in human experience: surplus belongs to someone.

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他把多的钱存进了银行。

tā bǎ duō yú de qián cún jìn le yín háng。

He deposited the extra money into the bank.

吃完饭下的菜可以留到明天。

chī wán fàn yú xià de cài kě yǐ liú dào míng tiān。

The remaining dishes after the meal can be saved for tomorrow.

Words with 余

游刃有余

yóu rèn yǒu yú

handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily

闲余

xián yú

(of one's time) idle; unoccupied

双曲余割

shuāng qū yú gē

hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)

双曲余弦

shuāng qū yú xián

hyperbolic cosine or cosh (math.)

余下

yú xià

remaining

余光

yú guāng

(out of) the corner of one's eyes

余切

yú qiē

cotangent (of angle), written cot θ or ctg θ

余剩

yú shèng

surplus

余割

yú gē

cosecant (of angle), written cosec θ or csc θ

余力

yú lì

energy left over (to do sth else)

余勇可贾

yú yǒng kě gǔ

lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work

余味

yú wèi

aftertaste

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