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Translingual
Han character
溢 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 水廿金廿 (ETCT), four-corner 38117, composition ⿰氵益)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 640, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17951
- Dae Jaweon: page 1047, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1707, character 5
- Unihan data for U+6EA2
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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隘
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*qreːɡs
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賹
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*qreːɡs
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搤
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*qreːɡs, *qreːɡ
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縊
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*qleːɡs, *qleɡs
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螠
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*qleɡs
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謚
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*ɢliɡs, *qleɡ
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諡
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*ɢliɡs
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蠲
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*kʷliːŋ
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溢
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*liɡ
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鎰
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*liɡ
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齸
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*lig, *qleg
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貖
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*qreːɡ
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益
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*qleɡ
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嗌
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*qleɡ
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膉
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*qleɡ
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鷁
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*ŋɡleːɡ
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艗
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*ŋɡleːɡ
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Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *liɡ): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 益 (OC *qleɡ, “to increase”) – overflowing liquid.
Pronunciation
Note:
- ioh - vernacular (“to rock; to lightly sway; to be shaken”);
- ia̍k - vernacular (“to surge”);
- ek - literary (“to overflow; to surge; to vomit”);
- iak/i̍t - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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溢
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ yit ›
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Old Chinese
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/*N-q(r)ik/
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English
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overflow
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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溢
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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15076
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Phonetic component
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益
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Rime group
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質
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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逸
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Old Chinese
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/*liɡ/
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Definitions
溢
- to overflow; to brim over
- † to flood
- † to be full of; to be brimming with
- excessive; excessively
- † to exceed
- † vigorous
- † An ancient unit of capacity.
- † Alternative form of 鎰 / 镒 (yì, “An ancient unit of weight.”)
- † Alternative form of 佾 (yì, “row of dancers”)
- (Hokkien) to surge; to gush; to rise
大湧溢過來。 [Hokkien, trad.]
大涌溢过来。 [Hokkien, simp.]- Tōa éng ek kè-lâi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The big wave surged over.
規陣人溢對我遮來。 [Hokkien, trad.]
规阵人溢对我遮来。 [Hokkien, simp.]- Kui tīn lâng ek tùi góa chiâ lâi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The entire group of people surged over towards me.
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to vomit due to overeating, sickness, etc.
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to rock; to sway; to shake
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to lightly sway
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to be shaken, shocked, jolted (similar to lakewater)
伊死的消息傳出來,規鄉里總溢起來。 [Hokkien, trad.]
伊死的消息传出来,规乡里总溢起来。 [Hokkien, simp.]- I sí ê siau-sit thoân chhut-lâi, kui hiuⁿ-lí chóng ioh khí-lâi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- When the news of his death spread, the entire village was jolted.
Synonyms
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
溢
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- to overflow
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 溢 (MC yit).
The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Affix
溢 • (itsu)
- overflow
- excessive
Derived terms
Korean
Hanja
溢 (eum 일 (il))
- flood
Compounds
- 해일 (海溢, haeil, “tsunami”)
Vietnamese
Han character
溢: Hán Việt readings: dật (弋質切)[1][2]
溢: Nôm readings: dật[1][2][3], ải[1]
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