剩
to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,471 U+5269
How 剩 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
刂 (semantic, “knife”) + 乘 (phonetic, chéng)
How to remember it
leftover · Heisig RSH #1707
乘 hitch a ride + saber
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 乘
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 乘 (chéng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乘 sound component | chéng | ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply |
| 嵊 | shèng | a district in Zhejiang |
Words containing 剩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国剩余定理 | Zhōng guó shèng yú dìng lǐ | Chinese remainder theorem (math.) |
| 剩余放射性 | shèng yú fàng shè xìng | residual radioactivity |
| 剩余定理 | shèng yú dìng lǐ | the Remainder Theorem |
| 所剩无几 | suǒ shèng wú jǐ | there is not much left |
| 剩余价值 | shèng yú jià zhí | (economics) surplus value |
| 残茶剩饭 | cán chá shèng fàn | see 殘羹剩飯|残羹剩饭[can2 geng1 sheng4 fan4] |
| 剩下 | shèng xià | to remain; to be left over |
| 过剩 | guò shèng | to be excessive; to be more than is required |
| 剩女 | shèng nǚ | (coll.) "leftover woman" – a woman who remains single beyond the typical marrying age |
| 剩余辐射 | shèng yú fú shè | residual radiation |
| 剩菜 | shèng cài | leftovers (food) |
| 剩钱 | shèng qián | to have money left; remaining money |
| 剩饭 | shèng fàn | leftover food |
| 剩男 | shèng nán | (coll.) "leftover man" – a man who remains single beyond the typical marrying age |
| 剩余 | shèng yú | to remain; to be left over; what remains; what's left |
| 余剩 | yú shèng | (literary) to remain; to be left over; (literary) what remains; what's left |
| 残羹剩饭 | cán gēng shèng fàn | leftovers from a meal; fig. remnants handed down from others |
| 剩磁 | shèng cí | residual magnetism |