• 23rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.47% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 239 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

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 (yi3)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

以后 (以後)
可以 
所以 

Uncommon

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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  • 198th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 82 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji2)and • to reach • up to • in time for

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

以及 
及时 (及時)

Uncommon

来得及 (來得及)
及格 
埃及 
后悔莫及 (後悔莫及)
措手不及 
提及 
普及 
涉及 
触及 (觸及)
迫不及待 
追悔莫及 
遥不可及 (遙不可及)
顾及 (顧及)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: 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.