• 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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  • 131st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 364 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wài (wai4)outside • in addition • foreign • external

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

之外 
另外 
外套 
外婆 
外面 
意外 

Uncommon

中外 
九霄云外 (九霄雲外)
以外 
例外 
内外 (內外)
分外 
国内外 (國內外)
国外 (國外)
境外 
外交 
外交部 
外人 
外来 (外來)
外传 (外傳)
外公 
外出 
外加 
外包 
外汇 (外匯)
外向 
外国 (外國)
外国人 (外國人)
外在 
外地 
外地人 
外媒 
外带 (外帶)
外形 
外援 
外星人 
外壳 (外殼)
外滩 (外灘)
外甥 
外甥女 
外界 
外科 
外号 (外號)
外衣 
外表 
外观 (外觀)
外语 (外語)
外貌 
外贸 (外貿)
外卖 (外賣)
外遇 
外边 (外邊)
外部 
外露 
外头 (外頭)
室外 
对外 (對外)
屋外 
往外 
户外 (戶外)
格外 
此外 
海外 
紫外线 (紫外線)
老外 
号外 (號外)
郊外 
野外 
门外 (門外)
除外 
额外 (額外)

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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.
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