Historical Evolution
余
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
余
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
余
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
余
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
余
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
余
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
余
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
余
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
余
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
余
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
余
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
余
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
余
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
余
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
余
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
余
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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Regular
Modern
Chinese
余 [Yú]
surname Yu
余 [yú]
(archaic) I; me; variant of 餘|余[yú], surplus
余 / 餘 [yú]
extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
余 あまり
Amari unclassified name
余 あまる
Amaru female given name
余 い
I surname
余 ゆう
Yū surname
余 よ
Yo surname
余 よい
Yoi surname
余 よう
Yō surname
余 よさき
Yosaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (128)
其余 [qíyú] #4,879
the rest
业余 [yèyú] #4,395
in one's spare time
剩余 [shèngyú] #7,381
remainder
余地 [yúdì] #6,370
margin
余额 [yú'é] #20,598
balance (of an account, bill etc)
多余 [duōyú] #5,736
superfluous
余下 [yúxià] #9,790
remaining
残余 [cányú] #12,789
remnant
有余 [yǒuyú] #41,519
to have an abundance
盈余 [yíngyú] #38,105
surplus
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 他 [ほか] #495
another place
⭐ 余裕 [よゆう] #856
surplus
⭐ 余計 [よけい] #976
extra
⭐ 余り [あまり] #2,913
remainder
⭐ 余地 [よち] #2,928
place
余 [よ] #4,706
other
⭐ 余る [あまる] #4,927
to remain
⭐ 余韻 [よいん] #6,847
reverberation
⭐ 猶予 [ゆうよ] #7,306
postponement
持て余す [もてあます] #7,562
to be too much for one
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