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The Radical: 余
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Hanzi-Trainer
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remaining, excess 余
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Under the roof, on the table, something is in excess. |
Used in these Kanji:
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除
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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to get rid of, to remove, to exclude
chú Left: hill 阝, right: excess/rest 余 (A heap  is still on the altar 示 [= to show], thus there in excess.)
(The mole control was almost successful:) A hill is in excess: let's get rid of it. |
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余
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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remaining, extra, surplus
yú Top: a heap , bottom: Variant of show 示 (= This shows an altar 丁, with a sacrifice 一 and blood 八 dropping down.)
A heap on the altar shows that something is in excess. |
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余
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叙
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to narrate, to chat, relate to a story
xù Left: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示 [= to show], thus in excess.), right: hand 又
He needs an extra hand for narrating. |
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涂
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to apply (salve, paint), to smear, to daub, scribble
tú Left: water 氵(here: liquid), right: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示 (= to show), thus in excess.)
If liquid is in excess, we can apply it like a salve/ointment. |
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斜
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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inclined, slanting, oblique, tilting
xié Left: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示 [= to show], thus in excess.), right: measure of volume (1 Dou= 18 l), stylised ladle with sth. on it)
A 'too much' on the ladle makes it: inclined. |
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斗
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途
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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road, way, route
tú Left: movement 辶, right: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示 [= to show], thus in excess.)
(Too much traffic) Movement is in excess on the roads and ways. |
辶
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徐
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slowly, gently
xú Left: go 彳 right: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示, thus in excess.), below: cross beams)
He goes excessively slow. |
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荼
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thistle, common sowthistle, bitter (taste), cruel
tú Top: plant 艹, bottom: excess, remain 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示, thus in excess.)
(The cattle do not eat it:) The plant that remains is: the thistle. |
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