Usage of the character 餘

surname Yu

yú

余

[餘]

extra
surplus
remaining
remainder after division
(following numerical value) or more
in excess of (some number)
residue (math.)
after
I
me

yú

馀

[餘]

variant of 餘／余 (yú), remainder

jiéyú

劫余

[劫餘]

remnants after a disaster
aftermath

yúxiàng

余项

[餘項]

remainder term (math.)
remainder
residue

Yúyáo

余姚

[餘姚]

Yuyao, county-level city in Ningbo 寧波／宁波 ( Níngbō), Zhejiang

yúnián

余年

[餘年]

one's remaining years

yúyù

余裕

[餘裕]

ample
surplus

bǎiyú

百余

[百餘]

a hundred or more

fùyu

富余

[富餘]

in surplus

rǒngyú

冗余

[冗餘]

redundancy
redundant

tuòyú

唾余

[唾餘]

crumbs from the table of one's master
castoffs
bits of rubbish
idle talk
casual remarks

jiéyú

节余

[節餘]

to save
savings

yúxián

余弦

[餘弦]

(math.) cosine

yúguāng

余光

[餘光]

(out of) the corner of one's eyes
peripheral vision
residual light
light of the setting sun

yúshēng

余生

[餘生]

the remaining years of one's life
survival (after a disaster)

yúgē

余割

[餘割]

cosecant (of angle), written cosec θ or csc θ

yúcún

余存

[餘存]

remainder; balance

yújiǎo

余角

[餘角]

complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)

yúliàng

余量

[餘量]

remnant
leftover
tolerance (i.e. allowed error)

tóngyú

同余

[同餘]

congruent (math.)
having same residue modulo some number

Fúyú

扶余

[扶餘]

Fuyu county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China

Fúyú

扶馀

[扶餘]

variant of 扶餘／扶余 Korean: Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China

yúrè

余热

[餘熱]

residual heat; surplus heat; waste heat
(fig.) capacity of retirees to continue to work

yújì

余悸

[餘悸]

lingering fear

yú'é

余额

[餘額]

balance (of an account, bill etc)
surplus
remainder

shèngyú

剩余

[剩餘]

remainder
surplus

Yújiāng

余江

[餘江]

Yujiang county in Yingtan 鷹潭／鹰潭, Jiangxi

yúdì

余地

[餘地]

margin
leeway

Yúgān

余干

[餘干]

Yugan county in Shangrao 上饒／上饶, Jiangxi

yúhú

余弧

[餘弧]

complementary arc

yúliú

余留

[餘留]

remainder
fractional part (after the decimal point)
unfinished

yúnù

余怒

[餘怒]

residual anger

yúzhě

余者

[餘者]

the remaining people

yúyùn

余韵

[餘韻]

pleasant lingering effect
memorable stylishness
haunting tune
aftertaste (of a good wine etc)

kuānyú

宽余

[寬餘]

ample
plentiful
affluent
relaxed
comfortable circumstances

yúdǎng

余党

[餘黨]

remnants (of a defeated clique)
rump

qíyú

其余

[其餘]

the rest
the others
remaining
remainder
apart from them

yújí

余集

[餘集]

complement of a set S (math.)
the set of all x not in set S

yúhuī

余晖

[餘暉]

twilight
afterglow

yúqián

余钱

[餘錢]

surplus money

yúniè

余孽

[餘孽]

remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration)

xiányú

闲余

[閒餘]

(of one's time) idle; unoccupied

Dàyú

大余

[大餘]

Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

yúxù

余绪

[餘緒]

vestigial residue
a throwback (to a former age)

yúxià

余下

[餘下]

remaining

zhuìyú

赘余

[贅餘]

superfluous

Fūyú

夫余

[夫餘]

Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China

yèyú

业余

[業餘]

in one's spare time
outside working hours
amateur (historian etc)

jiéyú

结余

[結餘]

balance
cash surplus

chúyú

厨余

[廚餘]

kitchen waste
food waste (recycling)

Xīnyú

新余

[新餘]

Xinyu, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi

yúshèng

余剩

[餘剩]

surplus
remainder

kòngyú

空余

[空餘]

free
vacant
unoccupied

yúliáng

余粮

[餘糧]

surplus grain

yúshù

余数

[餘數]

remainder (in division)

yúyīn

余音

[餘音]

lingering sound

yújìn

余烬

[餘燼]

ember

yúwēn

余温

[餘溫]

residual heat; remaining warmth
(fig.) lingering enthusiasm

yúbō

余波

[餘波]

aftermath
repercussions
fallout

kèyú

课余

[課餘]

after school
extracurricular

yúzhèn

余震

[餘震]

earthquake aftershock

cányú

残余

[殘餘]

remnant
relic
residue
vestige
surplus
to remain
to leave surplus

yúlì

余力

[餘力]

energy left over (to do sth else)

yíngyú

盈余

[盈餘]

surplus
profit

Yúháng

余杭

[餘杭]

Yuhang district of Hangzhou city 杭州市 ( Hángzhōushì), Zhejiang

yúquē

余缺

[餘缺]

surplus and shortfall

yǒuyú

有余

[有餘]

to have an abundance

yúwèi

余味

[餘味]

aftertaste
lingering impression

yúqiē

余切

[餘切]

cotangent (of angle), written cot θ or ctg θ

Yúqìng

余庆

[餘慶]

Yuqing county in Zunyi 遵義／遵义 ( Zūnyì), Guizhou

yúhuáng

余皇

[餘皇]

variant of 艅艎 (yuhuáng)

yúmǎ

余码

[餘碼]

excess code (i.e. the unused bits in binary-coded decimal)

yúhuī

余辉

[餘輝]

variant of 餘暉／余晖 (yúhuī)

yíngyú

赢余

[贏餘]

variant of 盈餘／盈余 (yíngyú)

duōyú

多余

[多餘]

superfluous
unnecessary
surplus

liúyúdì

留余地

[留餘地]

to leave room to maneuver; to leave a margin for error

Yúyáoshì

余姚市

[餘姚市]

Yuyao, county-level city in Ningbo 寧波／宁波 ( Níngbō), Zhejiang

yèyúzhě

业余者

[業餘者]

amateur

Xīnyú Shì

新余市

[新餘市]

Xinyu, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi

Yújiāngxiàn

余江县

[餘江縣]

Yujiang county in Yingtan 鷹潭／鹰潭, Jiangxi

Yúgānxiàn

余干县

[餘干縣]

Yugan county in Shangrao 上饒／上饶, Jiangxi

Cáo Yúzhāng

曹余章

[曹餘章]

Cao Yuzhang (1924-1996), modern writer and publisher, author of Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History 上下五千年 ( Shàngxià Wǔ Qiānnián)

Yúqìngxiàn

余庆县

[餘慶縣]

Yuqing county in Zunyi 遵義／遵义 ( Zūnyì), Guizhou

cányúwù

残余物

[殘餘物]

litter
trash

tóngyúshì

同余式

[同餘式]

congruence (math.)
equation for residue modulo some number

yúgānzǐ

余甘子

[餘甘子]

Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)

tóngyúlèi

同余类

[同餘類]

(math.) congruence class; residue class

Yúhángqū

余杭区

[餘杭區]

Yuhang district of Hangzhou city 杭州市 ( Hángzhōushì), Zhejiang

Dàyúxiàn

大余县

[大餘縣]

Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州／赣州 ( Gànzhōu), Jiangxi

cánzhāyúniè

残渣余孽

[殘渣餘孽]

evil elements who have escaped eradication

cháyúfànbǎo

茶余饭饱

[茶餘飯飽]

see 茶餘飯後／茶余饭后 (cháyúfànhòu)

yèyúdàxué

业余大学

[業餘大學]

college for people who attend after work

niánniányǒuyú

年年有余

[年年有餘]

lit. (may you) have abundance year after year
(an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)

sǐyǒuyúgū

死有余辜

[死有餘辜]

(idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment

jiéhòuyúshēng

劫后余生

[劫後餘生]

(idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity

yúyīnràoliáng

余音绕梁

[餘音繞梁]

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

cháyújiǔhòu

茶余酒后

[茶餘酒後]

see 茶餘飯後／茶余饭后 (cháyúfànhòu)

yúliúshìwù

余留事务

[餘留事務]

unfinished business

shèngyújiàzhí

剩余价值

[剩餘價值]

(economics) surplus value

cányúzhānrǎn

残余沾染

[殘餘沾染]

residual contamination

shèngyúfúshè

剩余辐射

[剩餘輻射]

residual radiation

xíngyǒuyúlì

行有余力

[行有餘力]

after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities

liúyǒuyúdì

留有余地

[留有餘地]

to leave some leeway
to allow for the unpredictable

shèngyúdìnglǐ

剩余定理

[剩餘定理]

the Remainder Theorem

hǔkǒuyúshēng

虎口余生

[虎口餘生]

lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
fig. to narrowly escape death

xīnyǒuyújì

心有余悸

[心有餘悸]

to have lingering fears
trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)

cháyúfànhòu

茶余饭后

[茶餘飯後]

leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)

bùyíyúlì

不遗余力

[不遺餘力]

to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

yúxiǎngràoliáng

余响绕梁

[餘響繞梁]

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

shuāngqūyúxián

双曲余弦

[雙曲餘弦]

hyperbolic cosine or cosh (math.)

yèyújiàoyù

业余教育

[業餘教育]

spare-time education
evening classes

yúnùwèixī

余怒未息

[餘怒未息]

to be still angry

yúshùdìnglǐ

余数定理

[餘數定理]

the Remainder Theorem

qīzhèngsìyú

七政四余

[七政四餘]

seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and feng shui)

shuāngqūyúgē

双曲余割

[雙曲餘割]

hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)

yīlǎnwúyú

一览无余

[一覽無餘]

to cover all at one glance (idiom)
a panoramic view

suìjìyúchù

岁计余绌

[歲計餘絀]

annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy)

chuòchuòyǒuyú

绰绰有余

[綽綽有餘]

(idiom) more than enough

huīhuīyǒuyú

恢恢有余

[恢恢有餘]

lit. to have an abundance of space
room to maneuver (idiom)

juānzèngyíngyú

捐赠盈余

[捐贈盈餘]

surplus from donation (accountancy)

yóurènyǒuyú

游刃有余

[遊刃有餘]

handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily

zhuǎnhuányúdì

转圜余地

[轉圜餘地]

to have room to save a situation
margin for error (idiom)

jī'èyúyāng

积恶余殃

[積惡餘殃]

Accumulated evil will be repaid in suffering (idiom).

xīnyúlìchù

心余力绌

[心餘力絀]

see 心有餘而力不足／心有余而力不足 (xīnyǒuyú'érlìbùzú)

huíxuányúdì

回旋余地

[迴旋餘地]

room to maneuver; leeway; latitude

fùfùyǒuyú

富富有余

[富富有餘]

richly provided for
having enough and to spare

yúyǒngkěgǔ

余勇可贾

[餘勇可賈]

lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work
not resting on one's laurels

yèyú'àihàozhě

业余爱好者

[業餘愛好者]

hobbyist; amateur

shèngyúfàngshèxìng

剩余放射性

[剩餘放射性]

residual radioactivity

yúliúwúfúhàoshù

余留无符号数

[餘留無符號數]

unsigned remainder (i.e. the remainder after rounding to the nearest integer)

Zhōngguóshèngyúdìnglǐ

中国剩余定理

[中國剩餘定理]

Chinese remainder theorem (math.)

xīnyǒuyú,lìbùzú

心有余，力不足

[心有餘，力不足]

The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).
I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

xīnyǒuyú'érlìbùzú

心有余而力不足

[心有餘而力不足]

the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

bǐshàngbùzúbǐxiàyǒuyú

比上不足比下有余

[比上不足比下有餘]

to fall short of the best but be better than the worst
can pass muster

chéngshìbùzú,bàishìyǒuyú

成事不足，败事有余

[成事不足，敗事有餘]

unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
unable to do anything right
never make, but always mar