Read Edit View history 余 yúYú HSK4 I Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a small shelter. Based on the original meaning "residence", now written as 舍. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas yú × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 余 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 余 ×餘 × Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 余 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 470, 849 ], [ 502, 804 ], [ 475, 742 ], [ 397, 624 ], [ 274, 485 ], [ 161, 395 ], [ 92, 354 ] ], [ [ 520, 745 ], [ 525, 728 ], [ 542, 709 ], [ 656, 598 ], [ 785, 497 ], [ 842, 477 ], [ 981, 453 ] ], [ [ 362, 470 ], [ 426, 464 ], [ 607, 502 ], [ 647, 496 ] ], [ [ 214, 296 ], [ 270, 289 ], [ 399, 311 ], [ 701, 345 ], [ 743, 340 ], [ 780, 327 ] ], [ [ 469, 435 ], [ 493, 425 ], [ 506, 407 ], [ 510, 98 ], [ 504, 50 ], [ 481, 10 ], [ 436, 26 ], [ 372, 66 ] ], [ [ 309, 208 ], [ 282, 148 ], [ 217, 58 ] ], [ [ 634, 219 ], [ 754, 130 ], [ 781, 94 ], [ 793, 60 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 521 752 Q 524 764 548 787 Q 557 793 556 805 Q 555 815 540 830 Q 504 866 466 861 Q 456 858 458 844 Q 476 742 291 536 Q 282 530 276 522 Q 221 465 86 357 Q 76 351 88 348 Q 158 357 299 476 Q 389 563 507 731 L 521 752 Z", "M 507 731 Q 735 460 787 443 Q 848 427 965 445 Q 984 446 987 451 Q 990 458 974 465 Q 773 552 765 557 Q 675 609 527 747 Q 523 750 521 752 C 499 772 488 754 507 731 Z", "M 497 454 Q 647 487 651 489 Q 658 496 655 505 Q 648 515 620 523 Q 596 529 511 504 Q 436 486 369 480 Q 335 474 359 458 Q 399 434 453 446 Q 456 447 460 446 L 497 454 Z", "M 535 308 Q 587 312 767 313 Q 786 313 791 322 Q 795 332 780 346 Q 723 391 677 372 Q 620 362 536 347 L 477 337 Q 356 324 216 305 Q 197 304 211 287 Q 224 274 242 268 Q 261 264 278 267 Q 351 288 478 303 L 535 308 Z", "M 430 54 Q 408 63 377 71 Q 365 75 365 68 Q 365 61 375 50 Q 436 -5 477 -49 Q 487 -59 502 -43 Q 539 11 540 107 Q 533 218 535 308 L 536 347 Q 536 368 539 387 Q 546 414 540 424 Q 530 437 497 454 C 471 468 453 475 460 446 Q 475 380 477 370 Q 477 355 477 337 L 478 303 Q 479 225 479 95 Q 478 64 467 52 Q 457 45 430 54 Z", "M 297 213 Q 261 164 218 123 Q 208 113 203 97 Q 196 72 199 56 Q 203 35 227 43 Q 287 70 310 148 Q 323 181 321 207 Q 318 217 312 219 Q 303 220 297 213 Z", "M 633 199 Q 691 145 759 68 Q 775 46 792 42 Q 801 41 809 51 Q 822 64 810 111 Q 803 153 719 194 Q 665 221 635 232 Q 625 238 623 225 Q 622 210 633 199 Z" ] } 7 strokes 余 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 470, 849 ], [ 502, 804 ], [ 475, 742 ], [ 397, 624 ], [ 274, 485 ], [ 161, 395 ], [ 92, 354 ] ], [ [ 520, 745 ], [ 525, 728 ], [ 542, 709 ], [ 656, 598 ], [ 785, 497 ], [ 842, 477 ], [ 981, 453 ] ], [ [ 362, 470 ], [ 426, 464 ], [ 607, 502 ], [ 647, 496 ] ], [ [ 214, 296 ], [ 270, 289 ], [ 399, 311 ], [ 701, 345 ], [ 743, 340 ], [ 780, 327 ] ], [ [ 469, 435 ], [ 493, 425 ], [ 506, 407 ], [ 510, 98 ], [ 504, 50 ], [ 481, 10 ], [ 436, 26 ], [ 372, 66 ] ], [ [ 309, 208 ], [ 282, 148 ], [ 217, 58 ] ], [ [ 634, 219 ], [ 754, 130 ], [ 781, 94 ], [ 793, 60 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 521 752 Q 524 764 548 787 Q 557 793 556 805 Q 555 815 540 830 Q 504 866 466 861 Q 456 858 458 844 Q 476 742 291 536 Q 282 530 276 522 Q 221 465 86 357 Q 76 351 88 348 Q 158 357 299 476 Q 389 563 507 731 L 521 752 Z", "M 507 731 Q 735 460 787 443 Q 848 427 965 445 Q 984 446 987 451 Q 990 458 974 465 Q 773 552 765 557 Q 675 609 527 747 Q 523 750 521 752 C 499 772 488 754 507 731 Z", "M 497 454 Q 647 487 651 489 Q 658 496 655 505 Q 648 515 620 523 Q 596 529 511 504 Q 436 486 369 480 Q 335 474 359 458 Q 399 434 453 446 Q 456 447 460 446 L 497 454 Z", "M 535 308 Q 587 312 767 313 Q 786 313 791 322 Q 795 332 780 346 Q 723 391 677 372 Q 620 362 536 347 L 477 337 Q 356 324 216 305 Q 197 304 211 287 Q 224 274 242 268 Q 261 264 278 267 Q 351 288 478 303 L 535 308 Z", "M 430 54 Q 408 63 377 71 Q 365 75 365 68 Q 365 61 375 50 Q 436 -5 477 -49 Q 487 -59 502 -43 Q 539 11 540 107 Q 533 218 535 308 L 536 347 Q 536 368 539 387 Q 546 414 540 424 Q 530 437 497 454 C 471 468 453 475 460 446 Q 475 380 477 370 Q 477 355 477 337 L 478 303 Q 479 225 479 95 Q 478 64 467 52 Q 457 45 430 54 Z", "M 297 213 Q 261 164 218 123 Q 208 113 203 97 Q 196 72 199 56 Q 203 35 227 43 Q 287 70 310 148 Q 323 181 321 207 Q 318 217 312 219 Q 303 220 297 213 Z", "M 633 199 Q 691 145 759 68 Q 775 46 792 42 Q 801 41 809 51 Q 822 64 810 111 Q 803 153 719 194 Q 665 221 635 232 Q 625 238 623 225 Q 622 210 633 199 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.