溢 (yì): to overflow, (literary) excessive
溢 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “to overflow.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 益 (phonetic). It ranks #2372 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 溢 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- to overflow
- (literary) excessive
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 才华横溢phrase | cái huá héng yì | brimming over with talent (esp. literary) |
| 洋溢verb | yáng yì | brimming with |
| 溢出verb | yì chū | to overflow |
| 溢美之词phrase | yì měi zhī cí | flattering words |
| 脑溢血noun | nǎo yì xuè | cerebral hemorrhage |
| 热情洋溢phrase | rè qíng yáng yì | brimming with enthusiasm (idiom) |
| 溢于言表phrase | yì yú yán biǎo | to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech |
| 流光溢彩 | liú guāng yì cǎi | (idiom) brilliant lights and vibrant colors |
| 横溢verb | héng yì | to overflow |
| 充溢verb | chōng yì | to overflow (with riches) |
| 溢出效应 | yì chū xiào yìng | spillover effect |
| 外溢verb | wài yì | (of liquid) to spill out |
| 四溢 | sì yì | (of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place |
| 溢流孔 | yì liú kǒng | bleed hole |
| 满溢verb | mǎn yì | to be full to overflowing |
溢 appears in 20 compound words: 40 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 溢 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
暴雨过后，溢水上涨，淹没了低洼的街道。
bào yǔ guò hòu , yì shuǐ shǎng zhǎng , yān méi le dī 洼 de jiē dào .
After the downpour, the overflowing water rose, submerging the low-lying streets.
高市早苗“鸽派提名”点燃期限溢价! 日本长期限国债抛售风暴再起
gāo shì zǎo miáo gē pài tí míng diǎn rán qī xiàn yì jià ! rì běn cháng qī xiàn guó zhài pāo shòu fēng bào zài qǐ
Sanae Gaoshi's "dovish nomination" ignites the term premium! The sell-off storm of Japan's long-term government bonds has resumed
【企业盈喜】猫眼娱乐(01896)料去年溢利最多5.9亿人币,升2.2倍
qǐ yè yíng xǐ māo yǎn yú lè ( 0 1 8 9 6 ) liào qù nián yì lì zuì duō 5 . 9 yì rén bì , shēng 2 . 2 bèi
Maoyan Entertainment (01896) expects a profit of up to 590 million yuan last year, up 2.2 times
009816爆量却现2%溢价⋯股民忧买贵了!网劝等稳定再买
0 0 9 8 1 6 bào liàng què xiàn 2 yì jià gǔ mín yōu mǎi guì le ! wǎng quàn děng wěn dìng zài mǎi
009816 explosion is now 2% premium⋯ Shareholders are worried about buying expensive! Online persuasion to wait for stability before buying
台积电ADR相对抗跌 较台北交易溢价22% 日月光跌逾2%
tái jī diàn A D R xiāng duì kàng diē jiào tái běi jiāo yì yì jià 2 2 rì yuè guāng diē yú 2
TSMC ADR is relatively resistant to decline, with a 22% premium from Taipei trading, and ASE fell more than 2%
晨光追击│“丰盛”佳态洋溢
chén guāng zhuī jī fēng shèng jiā tài yáng yì
Morning light pursuit│"Abundant" is full of beauty
所有的牛奶都溢出去了。
Suǒyǒu de niúnǎi dōu yìchū qù le.
All of the milk was spilled.
汤姆看起来没有玛丽那么才华横溢。
Tāngmǔ kànqǐlai méiyǒu Mǎlì nàme cáihuáhéngyì.
Tom doesn't seem to be as talented as Mary seems to be.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
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