1. verb to increase
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '益'; Giles 1892 '益'; Guoyu '益' v 1; Kroll 2015 '益' 1, p. 550)
  2. noun benefit; profit; advantage
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '益'; Giles 1892 '益'; Guoyu '益' n 1; Kroll 2015 '益' 2, p. 550; Unihan '益')
  3. verb to rise; to swell; to pour in more; to flow over
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 溢 (Giles 1892 '益'; Guoyu '益' v 1; Kroll 2015 '益' 4, p. 550)
  4. verb to help; to benefit
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '益'; Guoyu '益' v 3)
  5. adjective abundant
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '益' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '益' 3, p. 550)
  6. adverb even more
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '益' adv; Kroll 2015 '益' 1a, p. 550)
  7. adverb gradually
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '益' 1b, p. 550)
  8. proper noun Yi
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: The 42nd hexogram (Kroll 2015 '益' 1c, p. 550)
  9. proper noun Yi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '益'; Guoyu '益' n 2)

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益州名画录益州王益公益事业益州郡沾益县王益区国家利益

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  • 益来 (益來) 以邾子益來 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 8
  • 子益 (子益) 以邾子益來 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 7
  • 娄子益 (婁子益) 以邾婁子益來 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 5
  • 伯益 (伯益) 梁伯益其國而不能實也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
  • 益亡 (益亡) 故亂益亡 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《坊記》 Record of the Dykes — count: 3
  • 罪益 (罪益) 罪益厚 — Mozi 墨子, 卷五 非攻上 Book 5 - Condemnation of Offensive War I — count: 3
  • 益城 (益城) 則益城 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
  • 公子益 (公子益) 公子益師卒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
  • 益姑 (益姑) 杞柏益姑卒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
  • 益损 (益損) 與循無欲惡之為益損也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十 經下 Book 10 - Canon II — count: 3