盈 (yíng): full, filled, surplus

盈 (yíng) is a Chinese character meaning “full.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 夃 (structural) and 皿 (semantic). It ranks #2074 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 盈 dish. Its radical form 皿 (dish) appears in many related characters such as 益 (yì, benefit), 盐 (yán, salt), 盖 (gài, lid).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. full
  2. filled
  3. surplus

Etymology & Origin

盈

pictophoneticdish

Decomposition: ⿱夃皿 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
盈利nounyíng lìprofit
轻盈adjectiveqīng yínggraceful
热泪盈眶phraserè lèi yíng kuàngeyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom)
充盈verbchōng yíngabundant
恶贯满盈phraseè guàn mǎn yínglit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom)
盈余verbyíng yúsurplus
盈亏verbyíng kuīprofit and loss
自负盈亏phrasezì fù yíng kuīresponsible for its profit and losses (of organization)
丰盈adjectivefēng yíngwell-rounded
摊薄后每股盈利tān bó hòu měi gǔ yíng lìdiluted earnings per share
堆案盈几duī àn yíng jīlit. piles of work and papers (idiom)
市盈率nounshì yíng lǜPE ratio
宾客盈门bīn kè yíng ménguests filled the hall (idiom)
宾朋盈门bīn péng yíng ménguests filled the hall (idiom)
盈亏自负yíng kuī zì fùresponsible for its profit and losses (of organization)
26
Total compounds
35
As first character
27
As last character
38
As middle character

盈 appears in 26 compound words: 35 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 38 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 盈 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

亏kuī
0.577718 co-occurrences
眶kuàng
0.515226 co-occurrences
利lì
0.4637,126 co-occurrences
绩jì
0.45240 co-occurrences
莹yíng
0.430148 co-occurrences
扭niǔ
0.426315 co-occurrences
泪lèi
0.39192 co-occurrences
婉wǎn
0.378160 co-occurrences
溢yì
0.37593 co-occurrences
余yú
0.375756 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (5)

宾客盈门bīn kè yíng ménHSK 7+

guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors

phrase
恶贯满盈èguànmǎnyíngHSK 7+

to have committed a great number of crimes or sins

phrase
扭亏为盈niǔkuīwéiyíngHSK 7+

to turn loss into gain; to be back in the black

phrase
热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàngHSK 7+

to be moved to tears

phrase
自负盈亏zìfù-yíngkuīHSK 7+

to assume sole responsibility for profits and losses (of an enterprise etc.)

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

盈字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。

yíng zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .

The character "盈" has different usages in different contexts.

EtnetFeb 2026

【企业盈喜】猫眼娱乐(01896)料去年溢利最多...

qǐ yè yíng xǐ māo yǎn yú lè ( 0 1 8 9 6 ) liào qù nián yì lì zuì duō . . .

Maoyan Entertainment (01896) is expected to make the most profit last year...

EtnetFeb 2026

【企业盈警】极智嘉(02590)料去年亏损降至最...

qǐ yè yíng jǐng jí zhì jiā ( 0 2 5 9 0 ) liào qù nián kuī sǔn jiàng zhì zuì . . .

Jizhijia (02590) expects last year's loss to drop to the most...

Investing 香港Feb 2026

...ndback第四季度业绩:强劲执行力难掩盈利不及预期

. . . n d b a c k dì sì jì dù yè jì : qiáng jìn zhí háng lì nán yǎn yíng lì bù jí yù qī

... NDback's fourth-quarter results: strong execution cannot hide that earnings fall short of expectations

Investing 香港Feb 2026

...laze第四季度2025年业绩:首次实现盈利季度,签下1500万美元AI合约

. . . l a z e dì sì jì dù 2 0 2 5 nián yè jì : shǒu cì shí xiàn yíng lì jì dù , qiān xià 1 5 0 0 wàn měi yuán A I gě yuē

... laze Q4 2025 results: Achieved a profitable quarter for the first time, signed a $15 million AI contract

Investing 香港Feb 2026

...ury NZ上半年业绩:水力发电强劲推动盈利激增28%

. . . u r y N Z shàng bàn nián yè jì : shuǐ lì fā diàn qiáng jìn tuī dòng yíng lì jī zēng 2 8

... ury NZ's first-half results: Strong hydropower drives earnings to surge 28%

Tatoeba

今年我们会盈利的。

Jīnnián wǒmen huì yínglì de.

We'll be profitable this year.

Tatoeba

我感觉泪珠盈眶。

Wǒ gǎnjué lèizhū yíng kuàng.

I felt tears come into my eyes.

Tatoeba

资产盈利能力或一些其他的价值,它们的主人。

Zīchǎn yínglì nénglì huò yīxiē qítā de jiàzhí, tāmen de zhǔrén.

Assets have earning power or some other value to their owner.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 皿 (dish) component

皿 Radical Family — Characters sharing the dish radical

Homophones — Characters pronounced yíng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 盈 (yíng) mean in Chinese?
盈 (yíng) primarily means "full." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2074 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 盈 and 空?
盈 (yíng) and 空 (kōng) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 盈 (full) vs 空 (empty).
How many strokes does 盈 have?
盈 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 盈?
The radical associated with 盈 is 皿 (dish). This radical appears in many characters related to dish.
What are the components of 盈?
盈 is composed of: 夃 (structural), 皿 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱夃皿 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 盈?
Common words with 盈 include: 盈利 (yíng lì, "profit"); 轻盈 (qīng yíng, "graceful"); 热泪盈眶 (rè lèi yíng kuàng, "eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom)"); 充盈 (chōng yíng, "abundant"); 恶贯满盈 (è guàn mǎn yíng, "lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom)"). There are over 26 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 盈 (yíng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yíng: 应 (should, to respond), 影 (picture), 英 (hero, England), 营 (camp), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 盈 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 盈 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.