以 - yǐ

by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to

How to read 以

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Hanzi	以
Traditional	以
Pinyin	yǐ
English	by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
Radical hint	人

Example words

that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; That is all. that level or lower; that amount or less; the following since so that; so as to; in order to

Example sentence

I am learning the character 以.