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also came to be written 㠯 yǐ, which is an old form of 以. Then was reduced to 厶, slightly distorted into 𠄌 plus 丶, and for the meaning “use as, consider as”, 人 rén ‘person’ was added to the right side, resulting in 以. | also came to be written 㠯 yǐ, which is an old form of 以. Then was reduced to 厶, slightly distorted into 𠄌 plus 丶, and for the meaning “use as, consider as”, 人 rén ‘person’ was added to the right side, resulting in 以. | ||
以 yǐ is phonetic in 似 sì. | 以 yǐ is phonetic in 似 sì. | ||
#rG.251.19 W.85b K.AD181,GSR976b D.1.105.7 M.2932 KX..94.01 B.011.0.10 | #rG.251.19 W.85b K.AD181,GSR976b D.1.105.7 M.2932 KX..94.01 B.011.0.10 WHY...77 | ||
#c𠄌丶厶人 | #c𠄌丶厶人 | ||
#y yih/ yuh/</WL> | #y yih/ yuh/ | ||
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Revision as of 19:15, 4 April 2016
以 [yǐ] using; so as to; as well as; 可以 kěyǐ may; 所以 suǒyǐ so [sì] (=似)
One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):
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Originally written , the same as 已 yǐ ‘already’.
“This very ancient character is supposed to represent the exhalation of the breath, the virtue that emanates from any object, its action, its use. By extension, use till exhaustion, to terminate...” —Wieger.
also came to be written 㠯 yǐ, which is an old form of 以. Then was reduced to 厶, slightly distorted into 𠄌 plus 丶, and for the meaning “use as, consider as”, 人 rén ‘person’ was added to the right side, resulting in 以.
以 yǐ is phonetic in 似 sì.
►references: Guǎngyùn:251.19; Wieger:85b; Karlgren:AD181,GSR976b; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.105.7; Mathews:2932; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:94.01; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:011.0.10; Wáng(1993):77
►components: 𠄌丶厶人
►Cantonese: yih/ yuh/
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<comp char='' uni='E196' points='0,10 61,108' />
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