益
yì HSK4

benefit

  • edit character approved 益 — "water" by inralback19
    Hint
    Depicts food or drink filling up a container (皿). Based on the original meaning "overflow", now written as 溢. The meaning later shifted to "increase" and "benefit". → Depicts water (水) filling up a container (皿). Based on the original meaning "overflow", now written as 溢. The meaning later shifted to "increase" and "benefit".
    Components
    • + 水 Iconic Depicts water.
    • - ◎ Iconic

    Changed: hint, components

    edit character by inralback19

  • edit character approved 益 — "verify" by Peter Olson

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    Changed: gloss, original meaning, verified, sources

    edit character by Peter Olson