以 (Yǐ): meaning and stroke order
以 (Yǐ) means abbr. for Israel 以色列, to use, by means of, according to, in order to, because of.
以
- Simplified
- 以
- Traditional
- 以, 㕥, 㠯
- Pinyin
- Yǐ
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Stroke order of 以
以
- yǐ old variant of 以[yi3]
- yǐ old variant of 以[yi3]
- Yǐ abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- 4 strokes
- Traditional form: 㕥
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Meaning of 以
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Yǐ
- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
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yǐ
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
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yǐ
Traditional 㕥
- old variant of 以[yi3]
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yǐ
Traditional 㠯
- old variant of 以[yi3]
Radical and structure
- 以
- Radical 人 (Kangxi radical 9) · 5 strokes
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 以
- 以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
- 以前 yǐ qián before; formerly
- 以后 yǐ hòu after; later
- 以为 yǐ wéi to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 可以 kě yǐ can; may
- 得以 dé yǐ able to; so that sb can
- 所以 suǒ yǐ therefore; as a result
- 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
- 自古以来 zì gǔ yǐ lái since ancient times
- 以外 yǐ wài apart from; other than
- 以便 yǐ biàn so that; so as to
- 以致 yǐ zhì to such an extent as to; down to
以 in our stories
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说完，他割下自己的肉还给母亲，剔出自己的骨头还给父亲，以这样惨烈的方式了结了这场恩怨。
shuōwán tā gē xià zìjǐ de ròu huángěi mǔqīn tī chū zìjǐ de gǔtou huángěi fùqīn yǐ zhèyàng cǎnliè de fāngshì liǎojié le zhè cháng ēnyuàn
With that he cut off his flesh to return it to his mother and cut out his bones to return them to his father, ending the feud in this terrible way.
From the story Nezha stirs up the sea HSK 7–9 · Level 8
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古人以夸父为反面的例子，今天的人却更愿意把他看作一位敢于挑战命运的英雄。
gǔrén yǐ Kuāfù wèi fǎnmiàn de lìzi jīntiān de rén què gèng yuànyì bǎ tā kànzuò yí wèi gǎnyú tiǎozhàn mìngyùn de yīngxióng
People of old took Kuafu as a negative example; people today prefer to see him as a hero who dared to challenge fate.
From the story Kuafu chases the sun HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Stories using 以
- Nezha stirs up the sea HSK 7–9 · Level 8
- Kuafu chases the sun HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).