益 Stroke Order — How to Write 益

Stroke Order

益 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 皿, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

益 Radical and Character Components

Components:水皿

益 is an ideographic compound. A container 皿 overflowing with water 水.

Radical: 皿 + 5 more strokes

益 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 益 in Chinese

yì益

to increase; to add to; to benefit

运动有助于益寿延年，保持健康

Exercise helps to prolong life and maintain health.

benefit; advantage; profit; to be beneficial; to increase

阅读能让人受益匪浅。

Reading can greatly benefit people.

To mean "increasingly" or "more and more", often indicating a positive growth or change.

随着科技发展，我们的生活日益便利。

With the development of technology, our lives are becoming increasingly convenient.

To overflow, referring to water spilling out, similar in meaning to '溢'.

杯中的水益出来了。

The water in the cup overflowed.

Common Words and Phrases with 益

yì益chóng虫

Beneficial insects

许多益虫通过捕食农业害虫，帮助维持生态平衡和提高农作物产量。

Many beneficial insects help maintain ecological balance and increase crop yields by preying on agricultural pests.

yì益chù处

Benefit, profit, or advantage.

每天阅读对提升思维能力有很大的益处。

Daily reading has great benefits for improving thinking skills.

yì益fā发

all the more; even more

春天来了，花园里的花儿益发鲜艳。

Spring has arrived, and the flowers in the garden have become increasingly vibrant.

yì益mǔ母cǎo草

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca), a bitter-tasting plant with wedge-shaped, toothed leaves and small, purple flowers.

益母草是一种传统草药，常用于调理女性生理

Motherwort is a traditional herbal medicine, often used to regulate female physiology.

yì益yǒu友

A beneficial friend; a friend who is helpful and influential in a positive way, often serving as a mentor.

小明很庆幸能有像老师这样一位益友，在学业上给了他很多帮助。

Xiao Ming feels very fortunate to have a beneficial friend like his teacher, who offered him a lot of help in his studies.

yì益zhōu州

Yizhou (Yi State) was a historical province in ancient China, roughly corresponding to present-day Sichuan Province, and a key territory for the Shu Han kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period.