shèng

to remain; to be left; to have as remainder

Radical: 刂 HSK 5 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

剩 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 剩

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 剩.

余剩
yú shèng
剩下
shèng xià
to remain
剩余
shèng yú
remainder
剩女
shèng nǚ
"leftover woman" (successful career woman who has remained single)
剩男
shèng nán
剩磁
shèng cí
residual magnetism
剩菜
shèng cài
leftovers (food)
剩钱
shèng qián
to have money left
剩饭
shèng fàn
left-over food
过剩
guò shèng
surplus
剩余价值
shèng yú jià zhí
(economics) surplus value
剩余定理
shèng yú dìng lǐ
the Remainder Theorem

Related characters (radical 刂)

Characters that share the radical .

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