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Character Decomposition
益=水+皿
Etymology
A container 皿 overflowing with water 水
Meanings
surname Yi
benefit
profit
advantage
beneficial
to increase
to add
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Words with 益 187 total
Idioms with 益 43 total
bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful · of great service · to help greatly · to serve one well大有裨益dà yǒu bì yìMore moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).道高益安,势高益危dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēithe more the better多多益善duō duō yì shàncollecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefit · to profit from widespread suggestions集思广益jí sī guǎng yìvested interest既得利益jì dé lì yì(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting精益求精jīng yì qiú jīng