Memory phrase for the character: 益

益

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Meaning benefit, profit, advantage, to increase

Pronunciation

yì

Explanation

In the middle: table , with something on 丷 and below: plates/bowl 皿

Mnemonic
 
With a well-laid table and plates he (i.e. the restaurant owner) benefits.

Radicals

丷 coming out
tableThis hanzi 几 stands also for "how many" or small table and this radical is understood as a variation of it.
皿 bowl
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 Vocabulary

日益 rì yì  day by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day
利益 lì yì  benefit; (in sb's) interest
有益 yǒu yì  useful; profitable
有益 yǒu yì  
有益 yǒu yì  

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