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益 - yì

profit, benefit; advantage

profit, benefit; advantage

How to read 益

Click 益 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishprofit, benefit; advantage
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

益加 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 益友. Please read 益州 one more time.

Common words with this character

increasingly; more and more; all the more
helpful friend; wise companion
name of old state in modern Sichuan
to grow the intellect; Alpinia oxyphylla, a type of ginger

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 益 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 益加 and 益友 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 益.