盈

yíng

fill; full, overflowing; surplus

Meaning

The glyph covers a semantic range based on volume and capacity: the process of filling up, the state of being full to the brim, and the resulting condition of overflow or excess.

Grammar and usage

Functions as a verb (to fill; to increase/grow), a stative adjective (full, overflowing, abundant), or a noun (a surplus; an amount exceeding a total; profit).

Graphical notes

Centered on the concept of capacity relative to the vessel component (皿).

Translator notes

In psychological or moral contexts, "fullness" often indicates hubris, pride, or arrogance—a lack of restraint analogous to a spilling vessel. In administrative or financial texts, it is used technically to denote budget surpluses or monetary profit.

Decontextualized translator aid. This page describes plausible lexical range; it does not choose what the glyph means in a particular passage.