yì
benefit
Original meaning:
overflow
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".
Components
Evolution
![益 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 益 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%8A_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![益 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC) 益 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%8A_1.png)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)![益 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 益 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%8A_7.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![益 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 益 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%8A_13.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
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