Chinese symbol for “extra”
余
yú
Traditional: 餘
extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division
The closest CC-CEDICT match for extra is 余 (yú), defined as: extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “extra”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 额外 (額外) | é wài | extra; added |
| 群众演员 (群眾演員) | qún zhòng yǎn yuán | extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene) |
| 临时演员 (臨時演員) | lín shí yǎn yuán | an extra (in a movie) |
| 零 | líng | zero; nought |
| 格外 | gé wài | especially; particularly; even more than usual; extra; additional |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 余.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其余 (其餘) | qí yú | the rest; the others |
| 余额 (餘額) | yú é | balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus |
| 业余 (業餘) | yè yú | in one's spare time; outside working hours |
| 剩余 (剩餘) | shèng yú | to remain; to be left over; what remains; what's left |
| 多余 (多餘) | duō yú | superfluous; unnecessary |
| 余地 (餘地) | yú dì | margin; leeway |
See also: Japanese symbol for “extra”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.