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餘

简余 · 馀 · 繁餘

Mandarin · pinyin yú#

variant of 餘 yú, remainder

Mandarin · pinyin Yú#

surname Yu

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餘: Look up this written character
余: yú · I, my, me; surname; surplus

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2 · yu2

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jyu4

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

to remain; to have left
time after an event
over; more than
surplus; remainder; excess
remaining; spare; surplus
(obsolete) alternative form of 余 (“I”)
(obsolete) salt
a surname, Yu

character

only used in 緒餘／绪余 (xùyú)

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