剩

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to remain; to be left; to have as remainder

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

刂 meaning “knife” + 乘 sound ( chéng )

Components 乘刂

leftover · Heisig RSH #1707

乘 hitch a ride + saber

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
中国剩余定理	Zhōng guó shèng yú dìng lǐ	Chinese remainder theorem (math.)
剩余放射性	shèng yú fàng shè xìng	residual radioactivity
剩余定理	shèng yú dìng lǐ	the Remainder Theorem
所剩无几	suǒ shèng wú jǐ	there is not much left
剩余价值	shèng yú jià zhí	(economics) surplus value
残茶剩饭	cán chá shèng fàn	see 殘羹剩飯\|残羹剩饭[can2 geng1 sheng4 fan4]
剩下	shèng xià	to remain; to be left over
过剩	guò shèng	to be excessive; to be more than is required
剩女	shèng nǚ	(coll.) "leftover woman" – a woman who remains single beyond the typical marrying age
剩余辐射	shèng yú fú shè	residual radiation
剩菜	shèng cài	leftovers (food)
剩钱	shèng qián	to have money left; remaining money
剩饭	shèng fàn	leftover food
剩男	shèng nán	(coll.) "leftover man" – a man who remains single beyond the typical marrying age
剩余	shèng yú	to remain; to be left over; what remains; what's left
余剩	yú shèng	(literary) to remain; to be left over; (literary) what remains; what's left
残羹剩饭	cán gēng shèng fàn	leftovers from a meal; fig. remnants handed down from others
剩磁	shèng cí	residual magnetism

Characters sharing the sound component 乘 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
乘 sound part	chéng	ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply
嵊	shèng	a district in Zhejiang