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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:

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Meta:

  1. 至 is the 267th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 29 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𠫔,
Radical :
=> (arrive)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi4 - to arrive/most/to/until

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 至 (zhi4): The component 至 is pronounced as 'zhi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

甚至 
 
至少 

Medium Frequency

不至于 (不至於)
以至于 (以至於)
截至 
至上 
至今 
至于 (至於)
至极 (至極)

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Meta:

  1. 於 is a very uncommon character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (square/raft), (human), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wu1 - (literary) Oh!/Ah!

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

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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.
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