益
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yì · to profit, to benefit

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10Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

皿Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 益

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yìWords pronounced yì
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Example sentences

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Tā wèi zì jǐ de lì yì xíng shì.他为自己的利益行事。

He is acting on his own behalf.

Source: Tatoeba #8882024 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú shì suǒ yǒu de dòng wù dōu shì yǒu yì de.不是所有的動物都是有益的。

Not all animals are beneficial.

Source: Tatoeba #10355188 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhōng guó yǒu rì yì zhuàng dà de zhōng chǎn jiē céng.中国有日益壮大的中产阶层。

China has a growing middle class.

Source: Tatoeba #10194197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén zài zhè cì de tóu zī zhōng dé dào bǎi fēn zhī bā de shōu yì.他們在這次的投資中得到百分之八的收益。

They obtained a yield of 8 percent on their investment.

Source: Tatoeba #1225662 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qù měi guó xué xí duì wǒ lái shuō shì fǒu yǒu yì chù, hái yǒu dài kǎo lǜ.去美国学习对我来说是否有益处,还有待考虑。

It remains to be seen whether or not going to America to study is good for me.

Source: Tatoeba #604905 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhǐgù zì jǐ de lì yì.他只顾自己的利益。

All he thinks about is himself.

Source: Tatoeba #792777 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 益 in context

  1. Say yì, then recall the core meaning: to profit, to benefit.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 利益 (lì yì), meaning “benefit”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 益 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.