Chinese Character: 剩 (Shèng - Remaining)
1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)
部首: 刂（立刀旁） (radical: knife)
笔画数: 12 (12 strokes)
结构分解: 形声字，从刀（与切割相关）、乘（chéng，表音），本义指余下、未被使用的部分（如"剩下"） (ideogram with "刂" (knife) as radical and "乘" indicating pronunciation, originally meaning remaining/unused part (e.g., "leftover"))
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Shèng (fourth tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
剩指余下、未被使用或消耗的部分（如"剩下的食物"），或引申为多余（如"剩余物资"） (Remaining: leftover/unused part (e.g., "leftover food"); Surplus: extra (e.g., "surplus supplies"))
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 剩下 (shèng xià) - leftover
- 剩余 (shèng yú) - surplus
- 剩饭 (shèng fàn) - leftover rice
- 剩菜 (shèng cài) - leftover dishes
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
作动词时表余下（如"剩下两个苹果"）；作形容词时表剩余的（如"剩余时间"）；常与量词"点/些"搭配（如"剩下一点钱"） (Verb: be left (e.g., "two apples left"); Adjective: remaining (e.g., "remaining time"); often paired with measure words "点/些" (e.g., "a little money left"))
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
中国传统饮食文化中"剩"与节俭相关（如"光盘行动"提倡减少剩饭）；现代"剩余"常用于资源管理（如"剩余物资调配"），体现从日常习惯到社会管理的延伸 (In Chinese dietary culture, "剩" (leftover) relates to frugality (e.g., "Clean Plate Campaign" promotes reducing leftovers). Modern "剩余" (surplus) is used in resource management (e.g., "surplus supplies allocation"), showing extension from daily habits to social management)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
吃完饭后，盘子里剩下了一点米饭。(Chī wán fàn hòu, pán zi lǐ shèng xià le yī diǎn mǐ fàn.)
After the meal, there was a little rice left on the plate.
救灾物资发放后，还剩余一些帐篷。(Jiù zāi wù zī fā fàng hòu, hái shèng yú yī xiē zhàng péng.)
After distributing disaster relief supplies, there were still some tents left.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
"剩"由"乘"（乘坐）和"刂"（刀）组成，想象乘坐后用刀切割剩余的部分，通过"乘+刀"的关联轻松记住"余下、剩余"的核心含义 ("剩" is composed of "乘" (ride) and "刂" (knife). Imagine cutting the remaining part after riding, associating "ride + knife" to remember the core meaning "remaining")