■ radical
yì
to profit
How it’s built
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".
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iconic
characterless component — Depicts food or drink filling up its container.
皿
iconic
dish; vessel — Depicts a vessel for holding food or drink.
Through the ages
Appears in
Characters that use 益 as a component, most common first.