益 — Chinese character
益
yì
to profit, to benefit; advantage
- Pinyin
- yì
- Radical
- 108 ⽫ (Dish)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 水 皿
- Formation
- ideographic — A container 皿 overflowing with water 水
- Japanese
- 益 as a kanji
Common words with 益
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit; (in sb's) interest |
| 权益 (權益) | quán yì | rights; interests |
| 日益 | rì yì | day by day; more and more |
| 收益 | shōu yì | earnings; profit |
| 公益 | gōng yì | public good; public welfare; public interest |
| 效益 | xiào yì | benefit; effectiveness |
| 有益 | yǒu yì | useful; beneficial |
| 受益 | shòu yì | to benefit from; profit |
| 益处 (益處) | yì chu | benefit |
| 无益 (無益) | wú yì | no good; not good for |
| 获益 (獲益) | huò yì | to profit from sth; to get benefit |
| 得益于 (得益於) | dé yì yú | to benefit from; thanks to |
English words written with 益
益 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 6 · Analects 12 · Art of War 4 · I Ching 6 · Mencius 20 · Zhuangzi 29 · Great Learning 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 42
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 43
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 48
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 55
- Analects 2.23
- Analects 6.3
- Analects 11.16
- Analects 13.1
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