Chinese symbol for “surplus”
盈余
yíng yú
Traditional: 盈餘
surplus; profit
The closest CC-CEDICT match for surplus is 盈余 (yíng yú), defined as: surplus; profit.
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 “surplus”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顺差 (順差) | shùn chā | (trade or budget) surplus |
| 余 (餘) | yú | extra; surplus |
| 余额 (餘額) | yú é | balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus |
| 多余 (多餘) | duō yú | superfluous; unnecessary |
| 残 (殘) | cán | to destroy; to spoil |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 盈余.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盈利 | yíng lì | profit; gain |
| 轻盈 (輕盈) | qīng yíng | graceful; lithe |
| 热泪盈眶 (熱淚盈眶) | rè lèi yíng kuàng | eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved |
| 盈亏 (盈虧) | yíng kuī | profit and loss; waxing and waning |
| 市盈率 | shì yíng lǜ | PE ratio |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “surplus”.
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.