懂中文 Dong Chinese

㠯

yǐ

by means of

Original meaning: 

carry

Variant form of 以, without the person (人) component. Depicts an object being carried.

Evolution

㠯 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
㠯 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
㠯 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
㠯 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
㠯 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

㠯  

yǐ

according to; to use; with, for

以 (㠯) 

yǐ

old variant of 以[yǐ]

Most common words with 㠯
Freq.
Word
Meaning

可以

can

以

to use

所以

therefore

以为

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

以前

before

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

薛

Sound component in 4 characters (3 verified)

台 允 矣 耜

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)

台