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Characters, words, pinyin or English

剩 shèng have as remainder

have as remainder; be left over; surplus

How to remember 剩: 乘 ride + 刂 knife = have as remainder. After a pony ride, Mum cuts the cake with a knife into ten slices for three kids, and the slice they have as remainder starts a fight.

  • 1,446. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 刀

Component breakdown

剩 = 乘 ride + 刂 knife

  • 乘 ride
    • 禾 grain
    • 北 north
      • 匕 spoon
      • 匕 spoon
  • 刂 knife
The Gushi story

After a pony ride, Mum cuts the cake with a knife into ten slices for three kids, and the slice they have as remainder starts a fight.

How it is used

  • To be left over - 剩下 (shèngxià) remain: 只剩下三个 (zhǐ shèngxià sān ge) only three left.
  • 剩饭 (shèng fàn) leftovers, 剩余 (shèngyú) surplus/remainder.
  • Socially loaded 剩女 (shèngnǚ) is the "leftover woman" - an unmarried woman past a certain age.

Words with 剩

Example sentences

  • 这个月的薪水还有剩余。 Zhège yuè de xīnshui hái yǒu shèngyú.Some of this month's salary is still left over.