以 (yǐ)
to use/by means of/according to/in order to/because of
How 以 is written
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 乚 — second
- Traditional
- 以
- Simplified
- 以 (unchanged)
Components
- 乚 second
- 丶 dot
- 人 human
Common words using 以
- 以後 yǐhòu
- after; later; afterwards
- 可以 kěyǐ
- can; may; possible
- 所以 suǒyǐ
- therefore; as a result; so
- 之所以 zhīsuǒyǐ
- the reason why
- 以上 yǐshàng
- more than; above; over
- 以下 yǐxià
- below; under; the following
- 以來 yǐlái
- since (a previous event)
- 以前 yǐqián
- before; formerly; previous
- 以及 yǐjí
- as well as; too; and
- 以外 yǐwài
- apart from; other than; except for
- 以往 yǐwǎng
- in the past; formerly
- 以為 yǐwéi
- to believe; to think; to consider
以 in a sentence
這家餐廳以新鮮的海鮮料理聞名。
Zhè jiā cāntīng yǐ xīnxiān de hǎixiān liàolǐ wénmíng.
“This restaurant is famous for its fresh seafood dishes.”
How common is 以?
以 is the 23rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 21.2% of all running text.
Characters that appear with 以
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