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多余

Traditional: 多餘

duō yú

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5

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duō yú · do1 jyu4 (Jyutping)

  1. superfluous
  2. unnecessary
  3. surplus

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

多

Meaning
much, many; more than, over
Radical
夕
Strokes
6
Components
⿱夕夕
Cangjie
NINI
Four-corner
2720.7

余

Meaning
I, my, me; surname; surplus
Radical
人
Strokes
7
Components
⿱人？
Cangjie
OMD
Four-corner
8090.4

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