The word making method of Yi

The way to create the character Yi is as follows

Yi is a phonetic character. The small seal script emerges from the water and adds sound, just like water flowing out of the vessel. After the official reform, regular script writing overflowed. The ancient character for "overflow" is "yi", which first appeared in oracle bone inscriptions. The ancient character "yi" looks like water overflowing from a vessel. Later, Yi was used for other meanings, and around the Xiaozhuan period, water was added to separate it and it overflowed. The original meaning of "overflow" is that the liquid in the container is full and flows out, and by extension, it means excessive, excessive, etc.

The source of the flow of Yi words

The first word of Yi is Yi. Yi, the upper part means water, and the lower part is the word "pan", which means container. On the vessel, above the mouth of the vessel. What Yi describes is the image of water overflowing from a vessel. Later, Yi extended its meanings such as increase and benefit. In order to reduce the meaning of "yi", later generations added "water" to "yi" and wrote "yi", specifically referring to "water full and overflowing", thus visually distinguishing the two commonly used meanings and reducing the difficulty for readers to understand.

When water overflows a vessel, it is called overflow. The ancients also called overflow when water overflowed a dam. Therefore, overflow is extended to refer to flooding (causing disaster), such as "Book of Rites: Kingship": Although there is severe drought and water overflow, the people have no food. This meaning is used less frequently in modern Chinese.

Water overflows from the vessel because there is too much water, which by extension means excessive or excessive. If the price is excessively praised, it is called Yimei, and the price that is higher than the original price or the price that is parity is called "premium price." It is also extended to be full, such as overflowing and overflowing.

Kangxi Dictionary

"Tang Yun" Yi Zhiqie. "Ji Yun", "Yun Hui" and "Zheng Yun" have clear quality and elegant tone. "Shuowen": The vessel is full. "Erya·Exegesis": overflow, surplus. "The Book of Filial Piety: Chapter of the Princes" is full but not overflowing.

Also "Erya·Exegesis": Yi, quiet. Sparse: Those who are overflowing should be quiet. Be cautious. Sheren said, "Be careful when doing it."

It is also overflowing. "The Doctrine of the Mean": Overflowing in China. It overflows again and the sound is scattered in all directions. Wang Bao's "Dongxiao Fu": Harmony and disunity are the same as each other.

Also "Etiquette·Mourning Clothes": Rice overflows in the morning. Note: Twenty-four liang means overflow, which is one liter of rice or one quarter of a liter.

Also in "Kong Congzi·Miscellaneous Teachings": Two hands are called pushing, and one hand is called overflowing. Also with Yi. "Xunzi·Confucian Xiaopian": It contains thousands of treasures.

Also known as Tongyi. "Song of Suburban Sacrifice in the Former Han Dynasty": Thousands of boys danced into eight overflows. Note: Yi is the same as Yi. Column also.

Also "Ji Yun" the food quality is clear and the sound is solid. "Etiquette": Yi Yi Mi, read by Liu Changzong.

The sound is also very clear. "Poetry·Zhou Song": Falseness overflows me. Xu Miao read.

Also "Yunbu": the leaves are cut at the same time, the sound and meaning. Zuo Si's "Wei Du Fu": Bathing in blessings, the house's heart is pure, the remaining grain is in the acres but not harvested, the song of praise is carried on the road and overflowing.