溢 (yì) — (verb) to overflow, to spill over; (literary) t…

Definition

Literary 'to overflow / to brim over,' used for water or emotions (e.g. 喜悦溢于言表). For 'excessive / too much' in a more general sense, see 过剩 or 过量.

verb

to overflowto spill over(literary) to exceedto be excessive

Easily confused

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Bēi zi lǐ de shuǐ yì chū lái le.
The water in the cup overflowed.
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Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā xǐ yuè yì yú yán biǎo.
On hearing the news, his joy overflowed in his expression.
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Zhè piān wén zhāng yì měi zhī cí tài duō, bú tài kè guān.
This article has too much excessive praise and is not very objective.

Compound ideograph

六书liùshū

会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

氵益溢

溢 is built from 氵, water, and 益, to increase, so it shows water rising and spilling over its edge.

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