01425 Chinese character of 余 and pronounce jyu4

The Chinese character【余】that we will talk about today is a word that describes quantity or time. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Remaining or exceeding.

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【余】:yú

Cantonese Jyutping of 【余】:jyu4

Here is an explanation of the primary details of the Chinese character 【余】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【余】, for example:Describe quantity or time , It means mainly surplus or excess .The richness and complexity of Chinese characters enable various interpretations, some of which may exceed what is presented here.

【余】stands alone as a word, yet when paired with others, it leads to complex linguistic structures, for instance【餘額、餘光】(Mandarin Pinyin:yú é 、yú guāng/ Cantonese Jyutping:jyu4 ngaak6 、jyu4 gwong1)

Writing this character requires 7 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Below is a sample sentence featuring this character in real usage.:


他的存款還有些餘額未用完。

He still has some unspent balance in his savings.


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