㕥
yǐshēn HSK7

old variant of 以[yǐ]

以 yǐ frequency
variants 㕥,㠯
in order to prepositionconjunction
in order to; so as to; used to connect two phrases where the second is the purpose of the first

人们在这里工作以改变世界。

rén​men zài zhè​lǐ gōng​zuò yǐ gǎi​biàn shì​jiè.

People work here to change the world.

做你需要做的事情以保证安全。

zuò nǐ xū​yào zuò de shì​qing yǐ bǎo​zhèng ān​quán.

Do what you need to do to stay safe.

to consider verb
to consider; to regard as; to think
[positional boundary] preposition
(bound form) used before words of location or time to indicate a boundary, such as 以后 yǐ​hòu or 以上 yǐ​shàng
by means of preposition
to use; by means of; with; using the tool or method introduced

我是以朋友而不是律师的身份来这里。

wǒ shì yǐ péng​you ér bù​shì lǜ​shī de shēn​fèn lái zhè​lǐ.

I am not here as a lawyer, but as a friend.

because of preposition
because of; due to; for the reason that
according to preposition
according to; based on; following a specific standard or calculation

你以什么作为标准？

nǐ yǐ shén​me zuò​wéi biāo​zhǔn?

What do you use as a standard?

[verb suffix] particle
(bound form) a suffix used after certain verbs like 加以 jiā​yǐ or 给以 gěi​yǐ
Israel
abbreviation for 以色列 yǐ​sè​liè
surname
a Chinese surname
㕥 yǐ
by means of
Connects an action to the tool, means, or method used; similar to 用 yòng or 拿 ná.
according to
Introduces the standard, basis, or way an action is performed; similar to 按照 àn​zhào or 根据 gēn​jù.
because of
Introduces the reason or cause for a situation; similar to 因为 yīn​wèi or 由于 yóu​yú.
in order to
Connects two actions where the second part is the goal or purpose of the first.
[directional/numerical limit]
Used before single-syllable direction words to indicate a boundary in time, space, or quantity, such as 以前 yǐ​qián or 以上 yǐ​shàng.
surname
a Chinese surname
[marker of object]
Used after verbs or verb-object phrases with the meaning of "giving" to introduce the thing being given
㕥 shēn
to recite
(literary) to recite, chant, or intone; (bound form) to groan or sigh

Frequency
Movie subtitles
390.0 per million appears in 77% of films
Written text
1485.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+3565

Sources
Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)