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

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Words containing 以

Word Meaning
able to; so that sb can; enabling
to long for sth day and night
because of this; thus; thereby
within; less than
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
to bring to justice; to punish according to the law
to carry out an action on something
a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
unbearable; hard to endure
to tender (greetings, thanks etc); to express; to extend
thousands (of sth)
to find it hard to speak about sth
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
since birth; for one's whole life
(just) in case; (so as) to avoid; to prevent
to have one's wish fulfilled
to give; to apply; to impose
accustomed to; used to
to the west of (suffix)
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
in order to; so as to
to the south of (suffix)
how; (literary) why
to the north of (suffix)
hundreds of