in English

verb, numeral
extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me

Stroke order

Le caractère 余 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 余 Show the animation
Le caractère 餘 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 我想和你共渡余生。

    I want to spend my life with you.

  • 我的业余爱好是拍野花的照片。

    My hobby is taking pictures of wild flowers.

  • 我的剑虽然是钝的,但应付你的话是绰绰有余的。

    My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.

  • 观察鸟类是个很好的业余爱好。

    Bird watching is a nice hobby.

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