Definitions

surname Yu
variant of 餘|余[yú], remainder

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

我有多的钱。

Wǒ yǒu duōyú de qián.

I have extra money.

下的食物怎么办?

Yúxià de shíwù zěnme bàn?

What should we do with the remaining food?

银行帐户有额。

Yínháng zhànghù yǒu yú'é.

The bank account has a balance.

时间有,不用着急。

Shíjiān yǒu yú, bùyòng zháojí.

There is plenty of time, no need to hurry.

震导致更多损坏。

Yúzhèn dǎozhì gèng duō sǔnhuài.

Aftershocks caused more damage.

在计划中留些地。

Zài jìhuà zhōng liú xiē yúdì.

Leave some room in the plan.

晖映照整个天空。

Yúhuī yìngzhào zhěnggè tiānkōng.

The afterglow illuminates the entire sky.

暇时我喜欢读书。

Yúxiá shí wǒ xǐhuān dúshū.

In my leisure time, I like to read books.