a piece of wood or coal that is not burning but is still red and hot after a fire has died 余火未尽的木块(或煤块) Only the embers of the bonfire remained. 那篝火只有余烬尚存。
Word OriginOld English ǣmyrge, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German eimuria ‘pyre’, Danish emmer, Swedish mörja ‘embers’. The b was added in English for ease of pronunciation.