盈 yíng — full, overflowing · English

盈

yíng

full, overflowing

At a glance · 盈

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

盈字小篆从皿从夃，会意为器中充满；本义为满、充盈。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Shuowen Jiezi

以成切。滿器也。从皿、𡕔。。%臣鉉等曰：𡕔，益多之義也。古者以買物多得爲夃。故从夃。。

— 《说文解字》

Origins & notes

盈本义为满、充满，引申为盈余、富余。

Structure

会意字，从皿（器皿）从夃（多出），合指器皿中满溢。

At a glance

Pinyinyíng

Radical皿

Strokes9

UnicodeU+76C8

Character type会意

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English full, overflowing Ying is an associative character meaning full and overflowing, hence surplus.

Français plein, comblé Ying est un caractère associatif signifiant plein et débordant, d'où l'excédent.

Español lleno, rebosante Ying es un carácter asociativo que significa lleno y rebosante, de ahí el excedente.

العربية ممتلئ، فائض يينغ حرف تركيبي يعني الممتلئ والمفيض، ومنه الفائض.

Русский полный, избыток Ин — ассоциативный знак, означающий полноту и избыток, отсюда — прибыль.

Common words

充盈chōng yíngfull
盈利yíng lìprofit

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