Character

余

yú HSK 5

余 yú HSK 5

1. to remain, to be left over
2. and some, odd (after a numeral, indicating a remainder)
3. time beyond or after a certain matter or situation
4. a surname
5. (lit.) I, me (classical first-person pronoun)
6. "餘" see also "馀"
7. remaining, surplus, leftover

Words using 余 as yú (6)

1 业余 yè yú — amateur HSK 5
- 业 occupation, profession
- 余 spare, remaining
Example

他是业余摄影师。

tā shì yè yú shè yǐng shī

He is an amateur photographer.
2 其余 qí yú — the rest HSK 5
- 其 that/those (demonstrative function)
- 余 remaining, leftover
Example

三个人去了北京，其余的人留在家里。

sān gè rén qù le Běi jīng qí yú de rén liú zài jiā lǐ

Three people went to Beijing, the rest stayed at home.
3 余额 yú é — balance HSK 6
- 余 remaining, surplus
- 额 amount, sum
Example

请查看您的账户余额。

qǐng chá kàn nín de zhàng hù yú é

Please check your account balance.
4 剩余 shèng yú — to remain, to be left over HSK 6
- 剩 remaining, left over
- 余 surplus, extra
Example

时间不多了，只剩余十分钟。

shí jiān bù duō le zhǐ shèng yú shí fēn zhōng

There's not much time left, only ten minutes remain.
5 多余 duō yú — superfluous HSK 6
- 多 excessive, more than needed
- 余 surplus, remaining, extra
Example

你的担心是多余的。

nǐ de dān xīn shì duō yú de

Your worry is unnecessary.

Structure & writing

余 yú — to remain, to be left over

余 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 3

除 chú to remove; to get rid of

HSK 5

斜 xié oblique; neither parallel nor perpendicular to a surface or line 途 tú road; path

HSK 6

叙 xù to narrate, to chat

HSK 7

徐 xú (lit.) slowly; gently 涂 tú to apply (paint, ointment, etc.) by spreading or brushing onto a surface

余 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order