to use; by means of; according to

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 23rd character
Radical ⼈ (9.3)
Strokes 4
Index # 182

Definitions

以 yǐ
  1. 1. to use
  2. 2. by means of
  3. 3. according to
  4. 4. in order to
  5. 5. because of
  6. 6. at (a certain date or place)
  7. 7. abbr. for Israel yǐ sè liè

Stroke order

以 stroke order diagram
以 stroke order animation

Words containing 以

Word Meaning
to reason with sb; to lecture
since the beginning of history
since birth; for one's whole life
deceived by a pretense of reason (idiom)
heretofore
heretofore
food is people’s first need
rules are needed for order and success
without rules, nothing works; rules are needed
to make the ugly beautiful (idiom)
to make the ugly beautiful (idiom)
in the extreme (idiom); incapable of further increase
unable to return the favor
unable to return the favor
no way to get by
no way to get by
to be left speechless; unable to respond
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
birds of a feather flock together
birds of a feather flock together
to stare back; to return only a blank stare
to stare back; to return only a blank stare