益

yì

yìspelled as i · 4th tone — spelling rules

benefit · profit

Radical: 皿 Strokes: 10

Structure: Top large, bottom smallFrequency: Common

Same radical

盘盐监盖盛盟盗盆盈盏盒盂

Same radical

盘盐监盖盛盟盗盆盈盏盒盂盎盥盔

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Character Decomposition

益=水+皿

Etymology

A container 皿 overflowing with water 水

Meanings

benefit

profit

advantage

beneficial

to increase

to add

all the more

yì

surname Yi

Yì

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Words with 益 187 total

public good; public welfare; public interest公益gōng yì to derive benefit得益dé yì income · (literary) improvement · progress进益jìn yì benefit · (in sb's) interest · CL: gè利益lì yì day by day · more and more · increasingly · more and more with each passing day日益rì yì

Idioms with 益 43 total Chain

bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful · of great service · to help greatly · to serve one well大有裨益dà yǒu bì yì More 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 wēi the more the better多多益善duō duō yì shàn collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefit · to profit from widespread suggestions集思广益jí sī guǎng yì vested 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