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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
餘 舍 亼 屮 八 ⿱⿵人一朩
Mandarin
yu2, ye2, xu2
English
Definitions
I; me; surplus; after; extra; remaining; other; my; remainder; surname
Mnemonic
an individual who rises up 屮 and is separated from 八 the assembly 亼
Etymology
Notes
A place of assembly 亼 with a thatched 屮 roof; or an individual who rises up 屮 from the assembly 亼; 八 was added later – perhaps to show individual separated from the group