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Kanji Detail for 溢 - "to overflow, to exceed, unit of measurement"
溢
- Meaning
溢 means "to overflow, to exceed, unit of measurement."
To overflow - To be brimming; water spilling over when full.
To exceed - To go too far; to surpass limits.
Unit of measurement - A unit for volume and weight.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
overflow; inundate; spill
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
overflow, brim over; full
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to overflow; (literary) excessive; old variant of 鎰|镒[yi4]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
full; overflowing
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
When a vessel is full and water flows out. (Classic of Filial Piety) "Full but not overflowing." Meaning though wealthy, not extravagant. | Twenty-four liang is called 溢. Equivalent to one twenty-fourth of a sheng of rice. Or it is said that two hands cupped is called 掬, one hand is called 溢. 一溢米 means a very small amount of rice.
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