old variant of 以[yi3]

to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)

before; formerly; previous; ago

after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

and; as well as

since (used after a specified time or event)

that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.

apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond

that level or lower; that amount or less; the following

Israel

with this; thereby; thus; because of this

in the past; formerly

(so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case

so that; so as to; in order to

to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities

in order to avoid; so as not to

down to; up to; to the extent that...

within; less than

a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)

to the west of (suffix)

with the result that

down to; up to; to such an extent as to ...; also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]

to the south of (suffix)

to the north of (suffix)

in order to

an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him; to give sb a taste of his own medicine

Esther (name)

to the east of (suffix)

Israeli soldiers

Israel-Syria

Israel-Egypt

(loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)

Israeli-Palestinian

Eluid (son of Achim)

Isaac (son of Abraham)

in order to; hoping to; attempting to; waiting for

in the proper order; the following

by way of; to serve as

since (some point in the past)

for the sake of; in order to

Elijah (Old Testament prophet)

Ethereum

Ethernet

Ephesus, city of ancient Greece

to regard as; to treat as

Ephraim (city)

with the result that

to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties); Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)

to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)