以文会友 yǐwénhuìyǒu to make friends through literature Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 以 yǐ preposition by means of to use; by means of; with; using the tool or method introduced文 wén noun culture culture; the arts; humanities会 會 huì verbnoun to meet To meet; to see someone; to get together; to assemble.友 yǒu to befriend (literary) to make friends with; to associate with