以
yǐ
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
以 — the 'by means of / in order to' function word
Originally depicted a person holding a tool or implement, giving the sense of 'using' something by hand. Over time it was grammaticalized into a versatile function word covering means, reason, and purpose.
人PersonSemantic
Words with 以
以军
yǐ jūn
Israeli soldiers
坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
如愿以偿
rú yuàn yǐ cháng
to have one's wish fulfilled
以太网
yǐ tài wǎng
Ethernet
难以实现
nán yǐ shí xiàn
hard to accomplish
报以
bào yǐ
to give in return
以北
yǐ běi
to the north of (suffix)
可以
kě yǐ
can
借以
jiè yǐ
so as to
以人为本
yǐ rén wéi běn
people-oriented
辅以
fǔ yǐ
supplemented by
以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case