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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- sheng4
- English meanings
- leave, be left (over), surplus, remnant, be left, remain
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 乘; right 刂.
Meaning & sound clues
刂 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “knife”.
乘 is identified as the sound component (chéng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 剩.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
litre
sage; holy
measure word (activities)
livestock; sacrifice
get
grand
province
rope; cord
win
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 剩下
- 剩余
- 过剩