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以 yǐ — “(in 可以 and 所以)”
How to write and say the Chinese character 以 (yǐ), which means (in 可以 and 所以) — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Question words.
Pinyin · 拼音 yǐ
Meaning · 意思 (in 可以 and 所以)
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 人 (person)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
以 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
An old drawing of someone carrying a tool — to use; you'll meet it in 可以 (can).
A common word常用词
可以
may, can
Example sentence例句
我可以进来吗？
May I come in?
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