盈 (yíng) — (bound form) full, filled; (bound form) having a surplus, profit
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'full' or 'having a surplus'. It only appears inside compounds like 盈利 (profit), 盈余 (surplus), and 充盈 (filled with).
bound form
fullfilledhaving a surplusprofit
Easily confused
- 赢yíngsound-aliketo win (a competition, game, etc.)
- 营yíngsound-alike(military) battalion
- 迎yíngsound-aliketo welcome, to greet
- 蝇yíngsound-alikefly (insect; bound form, occurs only in compounds like 苍蝇, 蝇子)
- 萤yíngsound-alikefirefly (bound form; appears in compounds such as 萤火虫)
- 荧yíngsound-alikeshimmer, glimmer (of light)
Examples
- 。Zhè jiā gōng sī qù nián yíng lì hěn duō.This company had a lot of profit last year.
- ，。Shì chǎng chū xiàn yíng yú, jià gé xià jiàng le.The market has a surplus, so prices have dropped.
- 。Tā de liǎn shàng chōng yíng zhe xìng fú de xiào róng.Her face was filled with a happy smile.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
- 夃夃gǔ
- 皿皿mǐnvessel
盈 combines 夃 and 皿 (vessel), but the meaning of 夃 is unclear, so the full origin of the shape is uncertain.
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