Memory phrase for the character: 以

以

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Meaning

starting from ..., by use

Pronunciation

 I
motte

Explanation

 From left: antique scratch-plow レ, point 丶, person 人

Mnemonic
 
The plow is at the point, where the person is starting from.

Radicals

人 personThe radical hito also has this writing 亻 and many variants, such as the sitting person 匕, the lying person , the tall person 大 with outstretched arms, or the husband 夫 as the tall 大 person with extra 一 caring arms, etc.
丶 stroke for emphasisIn many languages (such as French), short strokes are used above the letters to express an emphasis. This stroke 丶 is used in the mnemonics accordingly.
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 Vocabulary

以上 いじょう  more than, exceeding, greater than, this is all, over
以外 いがい  with the exception of, excepting
以って もって  with, by means of
以後 いご  after this, from now on, hereafter, thereafter
以下 いか  less than, up to..., below, under
以内 いない  within, inside of, less than
以前 いぜん  ago, since, before, previous
以来 いらい  since, from then on, henceforth
以降 いこう  on and after, hereafter, thereafter

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