剩 (shèng)

to remain/to be left over

How 剩 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
禾 — grain
Traditional
剩
Simplified
剩 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 剩

剩下 shèngxià
to remain; left over
剩餘 shèngyú
remainder; surplus
剩女 shèngnǚ
"leftover woman" (successful career woman who has remained single)
剩菜 shèngcài
leftovers (food)
剩飯 shèngfàn
left-over food
過剩 guòshèng
surplus; excess

剩 in a sentence

冰箱裡只剩下一顆蘋果。

Bīngxiāng lǐ zhǐ shèngxià yì kē píngguǒ.

“There is only one apple left in the refrigerator.”

How common is 剩?

剩 is the 1,444th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 94.2% of all running text.

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