余
yú
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.
他把多余的钱存进了银行。
tā bǎ duō yú de qián cún jìn le yín háng。
He deposited the extra money into the bank.
吃完饭余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
余力
yú lì
energy left over (to do sth else)
余光
yú guāng
(out of) the corner of one's eyes
游刃有余
yóu rèn yǒu yú
handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
余额
yú é
balance (of an account, bill etc)
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
余勇可贾
yú yǒng kě gǔ
lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work