I, me; surplus, extra
Animated Stroke Order 余
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HSK Vocabulary: 余
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 余 is used in context
1
tā他
yè业
yú余
shí时
jiān间
xǐ喜
huan欢
dǎ打
lán篮
qiú球
。
He likes playing basketball in his spare time.
2
wǒ我
de的
yín银
háng行
zhàng账
hù户
hái还
yǒu有
yú余
é额
。
There is still a balance in my bank account.
3
zhè这
xiē些
duō多
yú余
de的
dōng东
xī西
kě可
yǐ以
rēng扔
diào掉
。
These unnecessary things can be thrown away.
4
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
yè业
yú余
ài爱
hào好
。
This is my hobby.
5
tā他
lì利
yòng用
yè业
yú余
shí时
jiān间
xué学
xí习
yīng英
yǔ语
。
He uses his spare time to study English.
6
zuò作
wéi为
yī一
míng名
yè业
yú余
shè摄
yǐng影
shī师
，
tā他
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
zhōu周
mò末
pāi拍
shè摄
fēng风
jǐng景
zhào照
piān片
。
As an amateur photographer, he often takes landscape photos on weekends.
7
wǒ我
yǒu有
wǔ五
gè个
píng苹
guǒ果
，
chī吃
le了
liǎng两
gè个
，
qí其
yú余
sān三
gè个
gěi给
nǐ你
。
I have five apples. I ate two, and the remaining three are for you.
8
zhè这
ge个
bān班
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
míng名
xué学
shēng生
，
qí其
zhōng中
shí十
rén人
xǐ喜
huān欢
shù数
xué学
，
qí其
yú余
rén人
gèng更
xǐ喜
huān欢
yǔ语
wén文
。
There are twenty students in this class. Ten of them like math, and the others prefer Chinese.
9
wǒ我
men们
wán完
chéng成
le了
dà大
bù部
fèn分
gōng工
zuò作
，
qí其
yú余
de的
rèn任
wù务
kě可
yǐ以
míng明
tiān天
zài再
zuò做
。
We have completed most of the work, and the remaining tasks can be done tomorrow.
10
zhè这
ge个
píng苹
guǒ果
shì是
duō多
yú余
de的
。
This apple is extra.
Information
Traditional餘
Radical人
Strokes7
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Frequency#1115
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality