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Keyword
to remain
  • leftovers
  • residue
  • remains
Frequency
#1347
Strokes
12
Readings
shèng100%
Mnemonic
刂 (knife) gives the meaning and 乘 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
剩下shèngxià
to remain; to be left over
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
所剩无几suǒshèngwújǐ
there is not much left
剩饭shèngfàn
leftover food
剩菜shèngcài
leftovers (food)
剩余价值shèngyújiàzhí
(economics) surplus value
剩女shèngnǚ
(coll.) "leftover woman" – a woman who remains single beyond the typical marrying age
残羹剩饭cángēngshèngfàn
leftovers from a meal; fig. remnants handed down from others
剩磁shèngcí
residual magnetism
余剩yúshèng
(literary) to remain; to be left over; (literary) what remains; what's left
剩钱shèngqián
to have money left; remaining money