Character

以

yǐ HSK 1
以 yǐ HSK 1
  • 1. with, by means of, using
  • 2. according to, in accordance with
  • 3. because of, due to
  • 4. in order to, so as to
  • 5. (lit.) at, by (a point in time)
  • 6. and, as well as (coordinating conjunction, same usage as "而")
  • 7. a surname
  • 8. placed before a directional word to form a compound expressing a boundary of time, place, or quantity
  • 9. forms the pattern "以……为……" meaning "to take … as …", "to consider … to be …", or "compared to how"
  • 10. by virtue of, on the basis of
Words using 以 as yǐ (32)
Structure & writing
以 yǐ — with, by means of, using
以 is a component in 2 characters

以 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order