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CHINESE CHARACTER

yì

溢

溢

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to overflow

Numbered pinyin
yi4
English meanings
to overflow, (literary) excessive, old variant of 鎰|镒[yi4]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 益.

Meaning & sound clues

氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.

益 is identified as the sound component (yì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 溢.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵益

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shuǐ水mǎn满zé则yì溢。

    Full water overflows.

  2. 02

    xiāng香qì气sì四yì溢。

    A fragrance everywhere.

  3. 03

    qiàdàohǎochù恰到好处。

    Just right.

  4. 04

    shì适kě可ér而zhǐ止。

    Know when to stop.

  5. 05

    huíwèi回味wúqióng无穷。

    A lasting taste.

  6. 06

    lìng令rén人yú愉yuè悦。

    Pleasant.

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