lè

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Character · NounTraditional樂

remainder

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

remainder

archaic

An archaic, classical Chinese term used in mathematical or literary contexts to denote a surplus or leftover portion after division. This sense is rarely used in modern Chinese, where 余数 (yú shù) is the standard term.

Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
 ，
chú除
fǎ法
zhī之
shèng剩
yú余
bù部
fen分
huò或
chēng称
wéi为
lè乐
 。

In classical texts, the remainder of division might be called 'lè'.

Shí十
zhōng中
yǒu有
sān三
 ，
dé得
sān三
ér而
lè乐
yī一
 。

Three in ten, you get three with a remainder of one.