余

• 拼音: yú
• 汉字拆解: 余 = 人 + 示 (person with surplus from offerings)

含义

Surplus; remaining; more than. As a numeral suffix, over or and more.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: numbers, time, quantities

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

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

起源与历史

余 = 人 + 示 (surplus after offering)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal