剩 Stroke Order — How to Write 剩

Stroke Order

剩 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 刂, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

剩 Radical and Character Components

Components:乘刂

剩 is a phono-semantic compound: 刂 (knife) carries the meaning, while 乘 indicates the sound.

Radical: 刂 + 10 more strokes

剩 Pronunciation and Pinyin

shèng

Meanings of 剩 in Chinese

shèng剩

To be left over; remaining; surplus.

电影散场了，就剩下他一个人坐在那里。

The movie ended, and he was the only one left sitting there.

Common Words and Phrases with 剩

shèng剩cài菜

Food remaining from a previous meal.

我把昨晚的剩菜放进了冰箱，明天中午可以继续吃。

I put last night's leftovers in the fridge; I can eat them again for lunch tomorrow.

shèng剩cí磁

Residual magnetism is the magnetization retained by a magnetized object after the external magnetic field is removed.

在硬盘驱动器中，数据的存储就是通过利用磁性材料的剩磁效应实现的。

In hard disk drives, data storage is achieved by utilizing the remanence effect of magnetic materials.

shèng剩shuǐ水cán残shān山

Remnants of a ruined landscape, often referring to a land devastated by war or upheaval.

那座古老的遗迹，在岁月的侵蚀下，如今只剩下断壁残垣和剩水残山，徒留一片苍凉。

That ancient ruin, eroded by time, now remains only as broken walls and remnant waters and broken mountains, leaving behind a desolate scene.

shèng剩xià下

to be left over; to remain

冰箱里还剩下一些牛奶。

There is still some milk left in the refrigerator.

shèng剩yú余

Surplus; remainder; that which is left over after a part has been taken away.

会议结束后，桌子上还剩余了一些文件和笔。

After the meeting, there were still some documents and pens remaining on the table.

shèng剩yú余jià价zhí值

In capitalist society, the value created by workers' surplus labor that is appropriated by capitalists.

这家工厂通过优化生产流程，不仅提高了产量，还实现了更高的剩余价值，为企业的可持续发展提供了资金。

This factory, by optimizing its production processes, not only increased output but also achieved higher surplus value, providing funds for the company's sustainable development.