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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 何以

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
何以 hé yǐ - (literary) why
- how

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 21,200 6,055 2,710

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
何 hé- surname He
何 hé- what
- how
- why
- which
- carry
以 yǐ- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
以 yǐ- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
以 yǐ- old variant of 以[yi3]
以 yǐ- old variant of 以[yi3]

Other Words Containing 何以

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
何以 - - 21,200 6,055 2,710