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Han character
以 (radical 9, 人+2 in Chinese, 人+3 in Japanese, 4 strokes in Chinese, 5 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 女戈人 (VIO), four-corner 28100, composition ⿲𠄌丶人)
Descendants
- い (Hiragana character derived from Man'yōgana)
- 𛀆
References
- KangXi: page 94, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 388
- Dae Jaweon: page 199, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 105, character 7
- Unihan data for U+4EE5
Chinese
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Glyph origin
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| 似 | *ljɯʔ |
| 姒 | *ljɯʔ |
| 耜 | *ljɯʔ |
| 佀 | *ljɯʔ |
| 以 | *lɯʔ |
| 苡 | *lɯʔ |
| 苢 | *lɯʔ |
Originally 㠯. The current glyph has a 人 (“human”) added on the right side.
The glyph origin of 㠯 is uncertain.
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *la-k (“to take; to fetch”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT).
Pronunciation
Definitions
以
- a preposition that expresses a boundary in spacetime or bearing (e.g., see 以北 (yǐběi), 以東／以东 (yǐdōng), 以後／以后 (yǐhòu), 以來／以来 (yǐlái), 以南 (yǐnán), 以內／以内 (yǐnèi), 以前 (yǐqián), 以上 (yǐshàng), 以外 (yǐwài), 以往 (yǐwǎng) 以西 (yǐxī), 以下 (yǐxià), 以右, and 以左)
- by; with; by means of
- according to
- so as to; in order to
- because; because of
- 子曰：「君子不以言舉人，不以人廢言。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ bù yǐ yán jǔ rén, bù yǐ rén fèi yán.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "The superior man does not promote a man simply on account of his words, nor does he put aside good words because of the man."
子曰：“君子不以言举人，不以人废言。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to use
- Short for 以色列 (Yǐsèliè, “Israel”).
Compounds
Derived terms from 以
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Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 以 – see 似 (“like; resembling; etc.”). (This character, 以, is a variant form of 似.) |
Japanese
Readings
Prefix
- from (this reference point) and (more)
- 以後 ― igo ― from now on
- その以後 ― sono igo ― from then on; since then
- この日以後 ― kono hi igo ― from this day on; ever since this day
- 2008 March 15, “ジャンク・ウォリアー [Junk Warrior]”, in
ＳＴＡＲＴＥＲ ＤＥＣＫ , Konami:- 「ジャンク・シンクロン」＋チューナー以外のモンスター１体以上
- “Janku Shinkuron” + Chūnā igai no monsutā ittai ijō
- “Junk Synchron” + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
- 「ジャンク・シンクロン」＋チューナー以外のモンスター１体以上
- 2017 March 25, “リンク・スパイダー [Link Spider]”, in
ＳＴＡＲＴＥＲ ＤＥＣＫ , Konami:- 通常モンスター１体
①：１ターンに１度、自分メインフェイズに発動できる。手札からレベル４以下の通常モンスター１体をこのカードのリンク先に特殊召喚する。- Tsūjō Monsutā ittai
Ichi: Ittān ni ichi-do, jibun Mein Feizu ni hatsudō dekiru. Tefuda kara Reberu Yon ika no Tsūjō Monsutā ittai o kono kādo no Rinku-saki ni Tokushu Shōkan suru. - 1 or more Normal Monsters
①: Once per turn, can be activated during your Main Phase. Special Summons 1 Normal Monster of Level 4 or lower from your hand to where this card is linked to.
- Tsūjō Monsutā ittai
- 通常モンスター１体
- by, with, by means of
- Synonym: …をもって (… o motte)
Usage notes
- An expression prefixed with 以 means "from this reference point, and more". It can only be translated upon contexts. The reference point can be understood as "now", "here", "this", or aforementioned.
- 以上 (ijō): "or more/higher/above"; literally "from this point, and anything more/higher/above"
- 以下 (ika): "or less/lower/below"; literally "from this point, and anything less/lower/below"
- 以内 (inai): "within"; literally "from this range, and anything within"
- 以外 (igai): "outside, other than"; literally "from this range, and anything outside"
- 以前 (izen): "ago"; literally "from this point, and anything before"
- 以後 (igo): "later; ever since"; literally "from this point, and anything later"
Korean
Hanja
以 • (i) (hangeul 이, McCune–Reischauer i)
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Vietnamese
Han character
以 (dĩ)
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References
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