CHINESE CHARACTER

剩 (shèng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shèng

leftovers, residue, remains

HSK 412 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

刂

Primary radical

刂 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 剩.

乘

Phonetic component

乘 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 12

Write 剩 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Vocabulary with 剩

剩shèng

HSK 4 · to remain; to be left; to have as remainder

剩余shèngyú

HSK 6 · to remain; to be left over; what remains; what's left

过剩guòshèng

HSK 7-9 · to be excessive; to be more than is required

Examples using 剩

剩

你还剩下几张票？

Nǐ hái shèng xià jǐ zhāng piào？

How many tickets do you have left?

FAQ

What does 剩 (shèng) mean in Chinese?

leftovers, residue, remains

How do you write 剩 in stroke order?

剩 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 剩?

刂 is the radical in 剩. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 剩?

剩 (shèng): to remain; to be left; to have as remainder; 剩余 (shèngyú): to remain; to be left over; what remains; what's left; 过剩 (guòshèng): to be excessive; to be more than is required.