Translingual [ edit ]
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Han character [ edit ]
益 (Kangxi radical 108, 皿 +5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 廿金月廿 (TCBT ), four-corner 80107 , composition ⿳䒑 八 皿 (G H T J V or U+FAA6
) or ⿱⿳八 一 八皿 (K or U+FA17
))
Derived characters [ edit ]
𪝞 , 𭂚 , 𭄷 , 嗌 , 塧 , 㜋 , 𡺬 , 𭛃 , 𭛽 , 𪬘 , 搤 , 溢 , 獈 , 隘 , 膉 , 榏 , 㱲 , 𬎃 , 䅬 , 𮄷 , 縊 (缢 ), 𬙻 , 𫆌 , 艗 , 螠 , 謚 (谥 ), 貖 , 賹 , 𬦜 , 𬧬 , 𨢘 , 㬲 , 𡒪 , 鎰 (镒 ), 𥂺 , 𤐹 , 𩝱 , 𪤴 , 𪕶 , 齸 , 𥃠
𪟢 , 𨜶 , 𣣼 , 𬐭 , 䚊 , 𭘺 , 𩔱 , 𭾓 , 鷁 (鹢 ), 𧔈 , 蠲 , 𨽪 , 𭗆 , 𦶩 , 𤸸 , 𨶂 , 𦿯
References [ edit ]
KangXi: page 793 , character 18
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22972
Dae Jaweon: page 1208, character 18
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2560, character 6
Unihan data for U+76CA
Chinese [ edit ]
Glyph origin [ edit ]
Old Chinese
隘
*qreːɡs
賹
*qreːɡs
搤
*qreːɡs, *qreːɡ
縊
*qleːɡs, *qleɡs
螠
*qleɡs
謚
*ɢliɡs, *qleɡ
諡
*ɢliɡs
蠲
*kʷliːŋ
溢
*liɡ
鎰
*liɡ
齸
*lig, *qleg
貖
*qreːɡ
益
*qleɡ
嗌
*qleɡ
膉
*qleɡ
鷁
*ŋɡleːɡ
艗
*ŋɡleːɡ
Ideogrammic compound (會意 ): 水 ( “ water ” ) + 皿 ( “ vessel ” ) . Original form of 溢 (OC *liɡ , “to overflow”). Upper component resembles 氺 (“water”) in a horizontal form.
Etymology [ edit ]
Bodman (1980) relates it to Tibetan སྐྱེད ( skyed , “ growth; increase; profit; to generate ” ) , སྐྱེ ( skye , “ to be born ” ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Note :
iah - vernacular;
iak/ek - literary.
Wu
Xiang
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
益
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
yì
Middle Chinese
‹ ʔjiek ›
Old Chinese
/*q[i]k/ (dialect: *-ik > *-ek)
English
increase
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
益
Reading #
1/1
No.
15081
Phonetic component
益
Rime group
錫
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
益
Old Chinese
/*qleɡ/
Definitions [ edit ]
益
( obsolete ) Original form of 溢 (yì , “to overflow”).
( literary ) affluent ; well-off
to increase ; to add ; to cause gain
Antonym : 損 /损 (sǔn )
延年益 壽 / 延年益 寿 ― yánniányì shòu ― to prolong life
profit ; benefit ; gain
收益 ― shōuyì ― profit
開卷有益 / 开卷有益 ― kāijuǎnyǒuyì ― reading is beneficial
( literary ) more ; further ; even more
日益 ― rìyì ― day by day; increasingly
42nd hexagram of the I Ching
( Cantonese ) to benefit ; to advantage
淨係 益 自己友 [Cantonese , trad. ] 净系 益 自己友 [Cantonese , simp. ] zing6 hai6 jik1 zi6 gei2 jau5-2 [Jyutping] to only benefit people in one's own circle
Synonyms [ edit ]
Synonyms of 益
罔 (wǎng ) (Min Dong )
越 (yuè )
越加 (yuèjiā )
越發 /越发 (yuèfā )
重 (zhòng ) (Cantonese )
閣較 /阁较 (Min Nan )
Compounds [ edit ]
Descendants [ edit ]
Others :
→ Thai: อีก ( ìik , “ again, (do something) more ” )
Japanese [ edit ]
益
(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji , shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 益 )
benefit
gain
profit
advantage
Readings [ edit ]
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
From Middle Chinese 益 (MC ʔiᴇk̚ , “increase”). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation [ edit ]
益( えき ) • (eki )
benefit
profit
Derived terms [ edit ]
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
From Middle Chinese 益 (MC ʔiᴇk̚ , “increase”). The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation [ edit ]
益( やく ) • (yaku )
benefit
Derived terms [ edit ]
Etymology 3 [ edit ]
For pronunciation and definitions of 益 – see the following entry.
【ますます 】
[adverb] even more
(This term, 益 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
References [ edit ]
益 (eumhun 더할 익 ( deohal ik ) )
Hanja form? of 익 ( “ gain ; benefit ” ) .
Compounds [ edit ]
Vietnamese [ edit ]
Han character [ edit ]
益 : Hán Việt readings: ích (伊 ( y ) 昔 ( tích ) 切 ( thiết ) )[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
益 : Nôm readings: ích [1] [2] [4] [6] , ịch [3] [5]
chữ Hán form of ích ( “ benefit ” ) .
Nôm form of ịch ( “ thud ” ) .
Compounds [ edit ]
References [ edit ]