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  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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also appears in:

便

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Meta:

  1. 便 is the 271st most frequent character.
  2. 便 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 便 appears as a character in 54 words.
  4. 便 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
便 => ,
Radical :
便 => (human), (one), (sun/day), (line), (N/A)
Graphical :
便 => , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bian4 - ordinary/plain/convenient/as convenient/when the chance arises/handy/easy/informal/simple/so/thus/to relieve oneself/to urinate/to defecate/equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then/in that case/even if/soon afterwards
  2. pian2 - advantageous/cheap

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

便 
方便 
随便 (隨便)

Medium Frequency

不便 
以便 
便便 
便利 
便宜 
便捷 
便当 (便當)
便秘 
即便 
大便 
小便 
方便面 (方便麵)
顺便 (順便)

Appears In:

便 also appears in:
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.