餘 (yú)

surplus/remaining/balance

How 餘 is written

Strokes
15
Radical
人 — human
Traditional
餘
Simplified
余

Components

Common words using 餘

其餘 qíyú
the rest; the others; remaining
剩餘 shèngyú
remainder; surplus
多餘 duōyú
superfluous; unnecessary; surplus
有餘 yǒuyú
to have an abundance
業餘 yèyú
spare time; amateur; extra-curricular
餘地 yúdì
margin; leeway
餘額 yúé
balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus; remainder
不遺餘力 bùyíyúlì
to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
心有餘悸 xīnyǒuyújì
to have lingering fears; trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
心有餘而力不足 xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú
The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).; I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.; The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
新餘 xīnyú
Xinyu prefecture level city in Jiangxi
殘餘 cányú
remnant; relic; residue

餘 in a sentence

確認一下悠遊卡的餘額。

Quèrèn yīxià Yōuyóukǎ de yú'é.

“Check the balance on the EasyCard.”

How common is 餘?

餘 is the 728th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83.6% of all running text.

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