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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

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huìyì

Two 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.

Appears in
Business & Commerce

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