Spot 以
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
以 component
yǐ · according to; so as to; because of; then
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 以
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue以Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 以 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
拟=
扌
似=
亻
姒=
女
苡=
艹
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 以 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
类似lèisì
similar
HSK 3.0 · L5似的shìdeseems as if
HSK 3.0 · L5似乎sìhūit seems
HSK 3.0 · L5相似xiāngsìsimilar
HSK 3.0 · L5看似kànsìto look as if
HSK 3.0 · L6模拟mónǐimitation
HSK 3.0 · L6好似hǎosìto seem
HSK 3.0 · L7-9酷似kùsìto strikingly resemble
HSK 3.0 · L7-9拟nǐdoubtful
HSK 3.0 · L7-9拟定nǐdìngto draw up
HSK 3.0 · L7-9似曾相识sìcéng-xiāngshídéjà vu
HSK 3.0 · L7-9似是而非sìshì-érfēiapparently right but actually wrong
HSK 3.0 · L7-9