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益 Yì

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益 Yì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Yì | Yi4
English translation
surname Yi
benefit
profit
advantage
beneficial
to increase
to add
all the more
to profit, to benefit; advantage

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About 益 Yì

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

益 Yì

Contains the radical

皿 mǐn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A container 皿 mǐn  overflowing with water 水 Shuǐ

Etymology of 益 Yì

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱水皿

Explanation

Depicts food or drink filling up a container (皿 mǐn ). Based on the original meaning "overflow", now written as 溢 yì . The meaning later shifted to "increase" and "benefit".

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Example sentences using 益 Yì

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我 wǒ 和 hé 他 tā 结交 jié jiāo 受益非浅 jiān .

I benefited much from my association with him.

戒 jiè 饮 yǐn 烈性酒是 shì 有益 yǒu yì 的 de .

Abstinence from alcoholic drinks is advisable.

他们 tā men 的 de 猫 māo 日益 rìyì 变 biàn 老 lǎo 而且 érqiě 眼睛 yǎnjing 又 yòu 瞎 xiā ,只能 zhǐ néng 把 bǎ 它 tā 杀死 shā sǐ 了 le .

Their cat was growing old and blind and would have to be put to sleep.

为 wéi 西 Xī 气 qì 东 Dōng 输 shū 工程技术攻关 gōng guān 课题 kètí 研究 yánjiū 提供 tígōng 有益 yǒu yì 的 de 帮助 bāngzhù .

These can provide useful help to west - east gas transmitting project research.

乌鸡 wū jī 白凤丸 wán 、 八 bā 珍益母丸、补 bǔ 血 xuè 丸、定 dìng 坤 kūn 丸 wán 、 当归 dāng guī 养血丸 wán .

Wuji Baifeng Wan, Bazhen pills , and blood , Dingkun pills, capsules Yangxue Angelica.

Words with 益 Yì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
利益 lìyì benefit利益 lìyì
收益 shōuyì earnings收益 shōuyì
权益 quán yì rights權益
有益 yǒu yì useful有益 yǒu yì
受益 shòu yì profit受益 shòu yì
日益 rìyì day by day日益 rìyì
效益 xiàoyì benefit效益 xiàoyì
公益 gōng yì public good公益 gōng yì
益 Yì benefit益 Yì
收益率 shōu yì lǜ earnings rate收益率 shōu yì lǜ
益处 yì chu benefit益處
获益 huò yì to profit from sth獲益
得益 dé yì to derive benefit得益 dé yì
无益 wú yì no good無益
受益匪浅 shòu yì fěi qiǎn to benefit (from)受益匪淺
良师益友 liáng shī yì yǒu good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor良師益友
益智 yì zhì to grow the intellect益智 yì zhì
多多益善 duō duō yì shàn the more the better多多益善 duō duō yì shàn
精益求精 jīngyìqiújīng to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving精益求精 jīngyìqiújīng
损益 sǔn yì profit and loss損益
老当益壮 lǎo dāng yì zhuàng old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years老當益壯
集思广益 jí sī guǎng yì to profit from widespread suggestions集思廣益
相得益彰 xiāng dé yì zhāng to complement one another well相得益彰 xiāng dé yì zhāng
延年益寿 yán nián yì shòu to make life longer延年益壽

益 Yì Decomposition & Compounds

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益 Yì Decomposition

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益 Yì Compounds

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  • 益 Yì
    • 溢 yì , 隘 ài , 缢 yì , 谥 shì , 搤, 嗌 ài , 艗 yì , 镒 yì , 塧, 榏, 獈, 縊 yì , 膉, 螠, 謚 shì , 貖, 賹, 齸
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