How do you write 余?

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What is the radical of 余?

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On the new HSK exam syllabus, 余 is a character to recognise at HSK 5 and to write by hand at HSK 5.

余

Quick Answer

余 is a Chinese character with HSK 5 on the new exam.

New HSK exam	Recognise at HSK 5, write by hand at HSK 5
Frequency	#564 most common

我在业余时间学中文。
Wǒ zai yèyú shíjiān xué Zhōngwén.
I study Chinese in my free time.
From 业余 (HSK 5)
其余的事情明天再说吧。
Qíyú de shìqing míngtiān zài shuō ba.
Let's talk about the rest tomorrow.
From 其余 (HSK 5)
既然问题已经解决了，再讨论就是多余的了。
Jìrán wèntí yǐjīng jiějué le, zài tǎolùn jiù shì duōyú de le.
Since the problem has been solved, further discussion would be superfluous.
From 多余 (HSK 6)

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
业余	yèyú	amateur	HSK 5
多余	duōyú	surplus	HSK 6
其余	qíyú	Rest	HSK 5
残余	cányú	remnant, residue

On the new HSK 5 exam

HSK Lord schedules your reviews so each character comes back right before you would forget it. Free to start, and it picks up where you are.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.

余

Quick Answer

余 is a Chinese character with HSK 5 on the new exam.

New HSK exam	Recognise at HSK 5, write by hand at HSK 5
Frequency	#564 most common

我在业余时间学中文。
Wǒ zai yèyú shíjiān xué Zhōngwén.
I study Chinese in my free time.
From 业余 (HSK 5)
其余的事情明天再说吧。
Qíyú de shìqing míngtiān zài shuō ba.
Let's talk about the rest tomorrow.
From 其余 (HSK 5)
既然问题已经解决了，再讨论就是多余的了。
Jìrán wèntí yǐjīng jiějué le, zài tǎolùn jiù shì duōyú de le.
Since the problem has been solved, further discussion would be superfluous.
From 多余 (HSK 6)

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
业余	yèyú	amateur	HSK 5
多余	duōyú	surplus	HSK 6
其余	qíyú	Rest	HSK 5
残余	cányú	remnant, residue

On the new HSK 5 exam

HSK Lord schedules your reviews so each character comes back right before you would forget it. Free to start, and it picks up where you are.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.