I

Pictograph of a small shelter. Based on the original meaning "residence", now written as . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Evolution

余 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
余 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
余 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
余 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
余 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

I, my, me; surname; surplus; (archaic) I; me; variant of |[yú], surplus

 

surname Yu

() 

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

Most common words with 余
Freq.
Word
Meaning

其余

the rest

业余

in one's spare time

剩余

remainder

余地

margin

余额

surplus

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 17 characters (9 verified)