以柔克剛

to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)

old variant of 以[yi3]

old variant of 以[yi3]

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

soft / flexible / supple / yielding / rho (Greek letter Ρρ)

abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia

to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares

Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

variant of 克[ke4] / to subdue / to overthrow / to restrain

variant of 剋|克[ke4]

hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly