shèng

variant of 剩[sheng4]

ride/multiply (乘) + knife (刂) = what's left over after cutting

刂 carries the meaning: a knife cuts away a portion, leaving what remains. 乘 gives the sound shèng and does not contribute to the meaning here.

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To ridePhonetic
Knife (variant of 刀)Semantic

吃完饭后,桌上还一些菜。

chī wán fàn hòu , zhuō shàng hái shèng yī xiē cài 。

after finishing the meal, there were still some dishes left on the table.

我们买了很多水果,现在只两个苹果了。

wǒ men mǎi le hěn duō shuǐ guǒ , xiàn zài zhǐ shèng liǎng gè píng guǒ le 。

we bought a lot of fruit, and now only two apples are left.

Words with 剩

过剩

guò shèng

to be excessive; to be more than is required

余剩

yú shèng

surplus

中国剩余定理

zhōng guó shèng yú dìng lǐ

Chinese remainder theorem (math.)

剩下

shèng xià

to remain; to be left over

剩女

shèng nǚ

(coll.) "leftover woman" – a woman who remains single beyond the typical marrying age

剩男

shèng nán

(coll.) "leftover man" – a man who remains single beyond the typical marrying age

剩磁

shèng cí

residual magnetism

剩菜

shèng cài

leftovers (food)

剩钱

shèng qián

to have money left

剩饭

shèng fàn

leftover food

剩余

shèng yú

remainder

剩余价值

shèng yú jià zhí

(economics) surplus value

More characters with 乘