Meta:

  1. 以 is the 23rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 101 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (second), (dot), (human)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi3 - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
  2. yi3 - to use/according to/so as to/by means of/in order to/by/with/because

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 以 (yi3): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
以后 (以後)
可以 
所以 

Medium Frequency

之所以 
以上 
以下 
以来 (以來)
以前 
以及 
以外 
以往 
以为 (以為)
足以 
难以 (難以)

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Meta:

  1. 及 is the 198th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 45 words.
  4. appears as a component in 12 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), 丿 (bend), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji2 - and/to reach/up to/in time for

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以及 
 

Medium Frequency

来得及 (來得及)
及时 (及時)
及格 
埃及 
提及 
普及 
涉及 
触及 (觸及)
迫不及待 
顾及 (顧及)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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