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CHINESE CHARACTER

馀 (yú): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

surplus, remainder, excess
HSK —10 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

饣 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 馀.

饣 · 余

Visible components

馀 is decomposed as ⿰饣余.

STROKES · 10

Write 馀 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

FAQ

What does 馀 (yú) mean in Chinese?

surplus, remainder, excess

How do you write 馀 in stroke order?

馀 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 馀?

饣 is the radical in 馀. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 馀?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.