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Animated Stroke Order 益

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 益 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 益

益 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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益=水water+皿vessel

Water (水) overflows from a vessel (皿) — to benefit or increase.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 益

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 益

HSK words that contain this character.

利益

lì yì

gain; benefit; profit

收益

shōu yì

income; proceeds; earnings

效益

xiào yì

beneficial result; effectiveness; achievements

日益

rì yì

increasingly; more and more; with each passing day

精益求精

jīng yì qiú jīng

constantly striving for perfection

公益

gōng yì

public good; public welfare; public interest

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受益

shòu yì

Benefit from / profit from

受益匪浅

shòu yì fěi qiǎn

benefit greatly

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 益 is used in context

tā他

jīng经

cháng常

cān参

jiā加

gōng公

yì益

huó活

dòng动

bāng帮

zhù助

tā他

rén人

。

He often participates in public welfare activities to help others

měi每

tiān天

duàn锻

liàn炼

duì对

shēn身

tǐ体

yǒu有

hěn很

zhè这

ge个

yóu游

xì戏

jù具

yǒu有

hěn很

hǎo好

de的

Information

Pinyinyì

Meaningbenefit

Strokes10

Radical皿

Traditional益

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1373

Zhuyinㄧˋ

UnicodeU+76CA

CangjieTCBT

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得益

dé yì

Benefit

HSK 3.0 L7-9

有益

yǒu yì

useful

权益

quán yì

Rights and interests

益处

yì chu

benefit

集思广益

jí sī guǎng yì

pool wisdom and ideas

duō多

yì益

chù处

。

Daily exercise has many benefits for the body

yì益

zhì智

xiào效

guǒ果

。

This game has good brain-boosting effects

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