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盈

yíng
verb #32,567

Meanings

  1. 1 to be full
  2. 2 to be filled with
  3. 3 surplus
  4. 4 profit

Examples

她眼里盈着泪水。
Tā yǎn lǐ yíngzhe lèishuǐ.
Her eyes were brimming with tears.
今年公司盈了不少。
Jīnnián gōngsī yíng le bù shǎo.
The company turned a sizable profit this year.

Tips

memory
The character 盈 has 皿 (dish / vessel) at the bottom — the 'full' meaning is the picture of a vessel filled to the brim. From this come 充盈 (full), 盈余 (surplus), 盈利 (profit), and the famous 月有盈亏 ('the moon waxes and wanes').

Stroke Order

盈 yíng