余

• Pinyin: yú
• Desglose de hanzi: 余 = 人 + 示 (person with surplus from offerings)

Significado

sobrante; restante; más de/y pico

Indicates something left over or exceeding a round number. Used after numerals to express 'more than' and in compounds related to surplus, leisure, or aftermath.

Ejemplos

1. 会议结束后还余下一些时间。
2. 他在这个行业工作了二十余年。
3. 这次活动吸引了三百余人参加。

Guía de uso

Contexto: numbers, time, quantities

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 全场观众达五千余人。(The audience reached over five thousand people.)
• 灾后余生的幸存者正在接受心理辅导。(Survivors of the disaster aftermath are receiving psychological counseling.)

Incorrecto

• 余很少 — contradictory; 余 implies surplus or excess, not scarcity

Origen e historia

余 = 人 + 示 (surplus after offering)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal