益

yì

profit, benefit; advantage; hexagram ䷩

How to write 益, stroke by stroke

surname Yi; benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more

Ideographic: A container 皿 overflowing with water 水

Made of 水 + 皿

利益lì yìbenefit; (in sb's) interest
有益yǒu yìuseful; beneficial; profitable
权益quán yìrights; interests; rights and benefits
收益shōu yìearnings; profit
日益rì yìday by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day
受益shòu yìto benefit from; profit
获益huò yìto profit from sth; to get benefit
受益人shòu yì rénbeneficiary
益处yì chubenefit
无益wú yìno good; not good for; not beneficial
公益gōng yìpublic good; public welfare; public interest
得益dé yìto derive benefit

他为自己的利益行事。
tā wèi zì jǐ de lì yì xíng shì 。
He is acting on his own behalf.
我们的国家日益富强。
wǒ men de guó jiā rì yì fù qiáng 。
Our country grows stronger day by day.
吃鱼有益于你的健康。
chī yú yǒu yì yú nǐ de jiàn kāng 。
Eating fish is good for your health.
他们在这次的投资中得到百分之八的收益。
tā men zài zhè cì de tóu zī zhōng dé dào bǎi fēn zhī bā de shōu yì 。
They obtained a yield of 8 percent on their investment.
满招损, 谦受益。
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì 。
Humility often achieves more than pride.