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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
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Words with 益 187 total
public good; public welfare; public interest公益gōng yìto derive benefit得益dé yìincome · (literary) improvement · progress进益jìn yìbenefit · (in sb's) interest · CL: gè利益lì yìday by day · more and more · increasingly · more and more with each passing day日益rì yìto benefit from · profit受益shòu yìno good · not good for · not beneficial无益wú yìprofit and loss · increase and decrease损益sǔn yìto grow the intellect · Alpinia oxyphylla, a type of ginger (Chinese medicine)益智yì zhìbenefit · effectiveness · efficiency效益xiào yìuseful · beneficial · profitable有益yǒu yìbeneficial insect益虫yì chóngbenefit益处yì chumotherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus)益母yì mǔbeneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)益鸟yì niǎo
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 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
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