剩

• 拼音: shèng
• 汉字拆解: 剩 = 乘 (ride/multiply, phonetic) + 刂(knife)

含义

To remain; to be left over; leftover.

Indicates what remains after something has been used, consumed, or taken away. Can describe leftover food, remaining time, or surviving people. Often followed by 下 to form 剩下. Different from 余 which is more formal.

例句

1. 钱包里只剩五块钱了，得省着点花。
2. 饭菜剩了不少，明天热一热再吃吧。
3. 原来十个人，现在就剩我们三个了。

用法指南

语境: everyday, food, resources

语气: factual

正确说法

• 还剩多少时间？(How much time is left?)
• 把剩饭吃完。(Finish the leftover rice.)

错误说法

• 我剩了回家 — 剩 doesn't mean 'remain to do something'; that would need a different structure

起源与历史

Contains 刂(knife radical) suggesting cutting away, with 乘 as phonetic component. What remains after cutting.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal