益 · Zhang Zhi (v3)
益 (yì, 4th tone) is a bowl running over. The Shuowen Jiezi, chapter five: 饒也。从水皿。皿，益之意也 — ‘abundance; from water above a vessel; the vessel is the whole idea.’ The Liushu Zhengwei puts it flatly: 益，器滿也，故从水从皿，會意. 益 is the original graph for $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart