• 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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  • 369th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wǎng (wang3)to go (in a direction) • to • towards • (of a train) bound for • past • previous

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wǎng (wang3)The component is pronounced as 'wáng' (wang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for wǎng (wang3)The component is pronounced as 'wàng' (wang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

往事 
往往 

Uncommon

一如既往 
交往 
以往 
来往 (來往)
前往 
向往 (嚮往)
往来 (往來)
往前 
往外 
往常 
往年 
往后 (往後)
往日 
往返 
通往 
过往 (過往)
开往 (開往)

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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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