Chinese symbol for “throwback”
余绪
yú xù
Traditional: 餘緒
vestigial residue; a throwback (to a former age)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for throwback is 余绪 (yú xù), defined as: vestigial residue; a throwback (to a former age).
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 余绪.
| 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 |
| 情绪 (情緒) | qíng xù | mood; state of mind |
| 思绪 (思緒) | sī xù | train of thought; emotional state |
See also: Japanese symbol for “throwback”.
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.