剩 (shèng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

shèng leftovers, residue, remains 12 strokes · Radical 刂 (knife) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)

👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 剩 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced shèng.

leftovers
residue
remains

Stroke Order & Practice

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剩 — 12 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图（数字为下笔顺序）。

Decomposition

剩 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

剩 = 乘 left ride

刂 right knife

Radical

The radical of 剩 is 刂 — meaning knife. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 划利剧列判则.

How the character is built

剩 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 刂 (knife) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 乘 originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 剩

剩 shèng to remain; to be left over

冰箱里还剩一些牛奶。

Bīngxiāng lǐ hái shèng yìxiē niúnǎi.

There is still some milk left in the fridge.

FAQ

What does 剩 mean in Chinese?

剩 (shèng) means leftovers, residue, remains. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 剩 have?

剩 is written in 12 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 剩?

The radical of 剩 is 刂 (knife). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 划, 利, 剧, 列, 判.

What is the pinyin for 剩?

剩 is pronounced shèng.

What HSK 4 words use 剩?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 剩 appears in 1 word, including 剩 (shèng). See the full list above.