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馀 Stroke Order — How to Write 馀

Stroke Order

馀 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 饣, 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.

馀 Radical and Character Components

Components:饣余

馀 is an ideographic compound. Extra 余 food 饣; 余 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 饣 + 7 more strokes

馀 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yú

Meanings of 馀 in Chinese

1

yú馀

An archaic or variant form of '余' (yú), meaning 'remaining', 'surplus', or 'after'.
他把所有东西都搬走了,只剩下些许馀物。
He moved everything out, leaving only a few remaining items.

Words with 馀

  • yú馀wù物remainder, remains
  • yú馀xiān先shēng生Mr. Yu

Idioms with 馀

  • chǐ齿yá牙yú馀huì惠speak favorably of someone
  • chǐ齿yá牙yú馀huì慧speak well of someone
  • chǐ齿yá牙yú馀lùn论casual words of praise
  • duàn断zhǐ纸yú馀mò墨fragmentary literary works
  • kū枯gǔ骨zhī之yú馀a person on the verge of death
  • qì弃qí其yú馀yú鱼give up excess and not be greedy

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Questions about 馀

What does 馀 mean in Chinese?

馀 (yú) means “An archaic or variant form of '余' (yú), meaning 'remaining', 'surplus', or 'after'” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 馀?

馀 is pronounced yú in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 馀 have?

馀 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 馀?

馀 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 饣. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 馀?

The radical of 馀 is 饣, and 馀 is an ideographic compound.

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