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以 - yǐ

by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to. Learn the character inside a sentence before pretending one square is a lesson.

以上 is a common expression.
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以 in a real sentence

以上 is a common expression.

Read 以 inside a short line first. Isolated character memorization is where motivation goes to nap.

01 Hear the sentence Play the full sentence, not only 以. Mandarin sound lives in context.
02 Find the character Spot 以, then read the whole phrase with pinyin and English visible.
03 Recall the meaning Log it for Practice, then try the Hanzi sentence quiz without staring at the page.

Reading supports

Use these after the first listen. Pinyin is scaffolding; English is context; neither should become a sofa.

How to read 以

Click 以 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishby means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
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Practice 以 in sentences

Do not memorize 以 as a lonely square. Hear a short sentence, log it, then recall the meaning.

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01character

以上 is a common expression.
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02character

I can make a sentence with 以下.
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03character

Please read 以来 one more time.
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Common words with this character

that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; That is all.
that level or lower; that amount or less; the following
since
so that; so as to; in order to

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 以 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 以上 and 以下 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 以.