盈 (yíng) - full & to fill
盈 · yíng
full;
to fill;
surplus;
profit;
abundant.
fullto fillsurplus
Usage highlights
profitabundantoverflowingbrimming with joyfull ofsurplus
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The cup is full of water (盈满).
- The company made a profit this year (盈利).
- Her face was beaming with a smile (笑盈盈).
- The hall was filled with guests (宾客盈门).
Collocations
- profit(盈利)
- abundant(丰盈)
- overflowing(充盈)
- brimming with joy(喜盈)
- full of(盈满)
- surplus(盈余)
Idioms
- To be filled with pride and arrogance(趾高气盈)
- The moon waxes and wanes(月盈则亏)
- The hall is filled with distinguished guests(宾朋盈门)
- To have a surplus year after year(年年盈余)
Cultural background
FAQ- Associated with abundance, prosperity, and positive excess in Chinese culture.
- Often used in business contexts to denote profit and financial gain.
- In traditional philosophy, it relates to the concept of cyclical fullness, as in 'the moon waxes and wanes'.