溢 (yì)
to overflow; (literary) excessive; old variant of 鎰|镒[yi4]
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 益 represents the sound. Originally written as 益.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“溢,器滿也。从水,益聲。”
Components
- 氵 (meaning) — 氵 is a component form of 水.
- 益 (sound)