除

chú
Left: hill 阝, right: excess/rest 余 (A heap on the altar 示 [= to show], that sth. is in excess.)
(The mole control was almost successful:) A hill is in excess: let's get rid of it.

余

yú
Top: a heap , bottom: Variant of show 示 (= This shows an altar 丁, with a sacrifice 一 and blood 八 dropping down.)
A heap on the altar shows that something is in excess.

叙

xù
Left: excess/rest 余 (A heap on the altar 示 shows, that sth. is in excess.), right: hand 又
He needs an extra hand for narrating.

涂

tú
Left: water 氵(here: liquid), right: excess/rest 余 (A heap on the altar 示 shows, that sth is in excess.)
If liquid is in excess, we can apply it like a salve/ointment.

斜

xié
Left: excess/rest 余 (A heap on the altar 示 shows, that sth. is in excess.), right: measure of volume (1 Dou= 18 l), stylised ladle with sth. on it)
A 'too much' on the ladle makes it: inclined.

途

tú
Left: movement 辶, right: excess/rest 余 (A heap on the altar 示 shows, that sth. is in excess.)
(Too much traffic) Movement is in excess on the roads and ways.

徐

xú
Left: go 彳 right: excess/rest 余 (A heap on the altar 示 shows, that sth. is in excess.), below: cross beams)
He goes excessively slow.

荼

tú
Top: plant 艹, bottom: excess, remain 余 (A heap on the altar 示 shows, that sth. is in excess.)
(The cattle do not eat it:) The plant that remains is: the thistle.