剩

賸

shèng

乘 + 刂

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Definitions

shèng (verb) to remain; to be left over

shèng (noun) surplus; remainder

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 乘 represents the sound.

Semantic: 刂 Phonetic: 乘

About

剩 is a phono-semantic compound: the phonetic 乘 (chéng) on the left gives the sound, while the semantic component 刂 (dāo, 'knife') on the right indicates the meaning. The knife radical often relates to cutting or dividing; cutting away a portion from a whole naturally leaves something behind. Hence, 剩 denotes what is left over, surplus, remainder, or leftover food, materials, or resources after consumption or subtraction.

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

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Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

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Bronze Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Example Sentences Hide

我还剩一点钱。

Wǒ hái shèng yīdiǎn qián.

I still have a little money left.

桌上剩下一些面包。

Zhuō shàng shèngxià yīxiē miànbāo.

There is some bread left on the table.

昨天剩的菜在冰箱里。

Zuótiān shèng de cài zài bīngxiāng lǐ.

The leftover food from yesterday is in the fridge.

如果剩太多，就扔掉吧。

Rúguǒ shèng tài duō, jiù rēngdiào ba.

If there's too much left, just throw it away.

剩余的物资将捐赠。

Shèngyú de wùzī jiāng juānzèng.

The remaining supplies will be donated.

虽然剩的不多，但够用了。

Suīrán shèng de bù duō, dàn gòu yòngle.

Although not much is left, it's enough.

他把剩饭加热后，才意识到已经坏了。

Tā bǎ shèngfàn jiārè hòu, cái yìshí dào yǐjīng huàile.

After he reheated the leftover rice, he realized it had gone bad.

鉴于剩余时间有限，我们必须加快进度。

Jiànyú shèngyú shíjiān yǒuxiàn, wǒmen bìxū jiākuài jìndù.

Given the limited remaining time, we must speed up the progress.

Related Characters

Component: 乘

Component: 刂

Example Words