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㠯

Character · Preposition

same as 以; by means of

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

preposition

same as 以; by means of; with; using

archaic

Archaic variant of the character 以, used in pre-Qin classical texts, oracle bone inscriptions, and bronze inscriptions to indicate instrumentality, manner, cause, or time. Not used in modern writing except in paleographic or etymological contexts.

 “
yǐ㠯
 ”
shì是
 “
yǐ以
 ”
de的
gǔ古
zì字
 ，
cháng常
jiàn见
yú于
jiǎ甲
gǔ骨
wén文
hé和
jīn金
wén文
 。

“㠯” is the ancient form of “以”, commonly seen in oracle bone and bronze inscriptions.

Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
 “
yǐ㠯
 ”
kě可
biǎo表
shì示
 “
yòng用
 ”
huò或
 “
yīn因
 ”
zhī之
yì义
 ，
rú如
 “
yǐ㠯
cǐ此
wéi为
jiàn鉴
 ”
 。

In classical texts, “㠯” can express the meaning of “using” or “because”, as in “take this as a lesson”.