shèng
de rechange
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我还剩下一本书没读。
wǒ hái shèng xià yī běn shū méi dú.
I still have one book left to read.
这个月我剩下了很多钱。
zhè gè yuè wǒ shèng xià le hěn duō qián.
I saved a lot of money this month.
我们剩下了很多食物。
wǒ men shèng xià le hěn duō shí wù.
We had a lot of food left over.
余 (yú)
remainder
剩余 (shèngyú)
surplus
少 (shǎo)
few
多 (duō)
many
The Chinese character 剩 (shèng) is composed of two parts: the radical ⾷ (shí), which means "food", and the phonetic component 青 (qīng), which is pronounced similarly to 剩. The original meaning of 剩 was "leftover food", which is still one of its meanings today. However, 剩 has also taken on a more general meaning of "remaining" or "surplus". For example, it can be used to describe the money that is left over after paying for something, or the food that is left over after a meal.The character 剩 can also be used as a verb, meaning "to leave over" or "to remain". For example, you could say 剩一点儿饭给我 (shèng yīdiǎnr fàn gěi wǒ), which means "Leave me some rice."剩 is a common character that is used in a variety of contexts. It is important to understand its meaning and pronunciation in order to use it correctly.
