Amazing Chinese characters (764) Remain - 余

 The shell bone script of character Remain is

A simple thatched pavilion, which is the original meaning of the character. In 3500+ years ago, people living conditions was very bad, most people lived in this kind of pavilion, so people may call themselves as man who lives in the thatched pavilion.

The bronze script of character Remain is

Two long dots are side support pillars to make the pavilion more stable.

The small seal script of character Remain is

The left is character Eat, here means Food. The right is character Remain. The clerical script clarified the late meaning of the character: Extra foods are stored in thatched hut. 

The simplified song typeface of character Remain is

Back to the original, no radical Food.

The Pinyin of the character is Yu2.