溢

to overflow; (literary) excessive; old variant of 鎰|镒[yi4]

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,418 U+6EA2

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 (semantic, “water”) + 益 (phonetic, yì)

components: 氵益

brim over · Heisig RSH #2830

水 water + 益 benefit

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 益

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 益 (yì) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
益 sound component	yì	to profit, to benefit; advantage
隘	ài	narrow, confined; a strategic pass
缢	yì	to hang; to strangle
谥	shì	posthumous name or title
嗌	ài	throat; to quarrel, to choke
镒	yì	a measure of weight used for gold

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
溢美之词	yì měi zhī cí	flattering words; inflated praise
热情洋溢	rè qíng yáng yì	brimming with enthusiasm (idiom); full of warmth
溢于言表	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
溢出效应	yì chū xiào yìng	spillover effect
脑溢血	nǎo yì xuè	cerebral hemorrhage; stroke
才华横溢	cái huá héng yì	brimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant
溢流孔	yì liú kǒng	bleed hole; overflow pipe; spill vent
溢出	yì chū	to overflow; to spill over; (computing) overflow
外溢	wài yì	(of liquid) to spill out; to overflow; (of gas) to leak out; (fig.) to spill over; to spre…
四溢	sì yì	(of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place; (of grease etc) dripping everywh…
溢满	yì mǎn	overflowing
满溢	mǎn yì	to be full to overflowing; to be brimming over with
洋溢	yáng yì	brimming with; steeped in
溢价	yì jià	premium; to charge or pay a premium
横溢	héng yì	to overflow; brimming with
充溢	chōng yì	to overflow (with riches); replete
溢缴款	yì jiǎo kuǎn	credit card overpayment
漫溢	màn yì	to overflow; to be brimming over
涌溢	yǒng yì	to well up; to spill out (of water from a spring)