依
to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,058 U+4F9D
How 依 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
亻 (semantic, “person”) + 衣 (phonetic, yī)
How to remember it
depend on · Heisig RSH #815
人 person + 衣 clothing
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 衣
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 衣 (yī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衣 sound component | yī | cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat |
| 哀 | āi | sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve |
| 袭 | xí | to attack, to raid; to inherit |
| 裔 | yì | progeny, descendants |
| 铱 | yī | iridium |
Words containing 依
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沙依巴克区 | Shā yī bā kè Qū | Saybag, a district of Ürümqi City 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 依法治国 | yī fǎ zhì guó | to rule according to the law |
| 小鸟依人 | xiǎo niǎo yī rén | lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom); fig. cute and helpless-looking |
| 沙依巴克 | Shā yī bā kè | see 沙依巴克區|沙依巴克区[Sha1 yi1 ba1 ke4 Qu1] |
| 依计行事 | yī jì xíng shì | to act according to plan |
| 依安县 | Yī ān Xiàn | Yi'an, a county in Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 紫云苗族布依族自治县 | Zǐ yún Miáo zú Bù yī zú Zì zhì xiàn | Ziyun Miao and Buyei Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 镇宁布依族苗族自治县 | Zhèn níng Bù yī zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 克拉玛依区 | Kè lā mǎ yī Qū | Karamay, a district of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 克拉玛依市 | Kè lā mǎ yī Shì | Karamay, prefecture-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1… |
| 相依为命 | xiāng yī wéi mìng | mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent |
| 依兰县 | Yī lán Xiàn | Yilan, a county in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 关岭布依族苗族自治县 | Guān lǐng Bù yī zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 布依族 | Bù yī zú | Bouyei ethnic group |
| 克拉玛依 | Kè lā mǎ yī | see 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4]; see 克拉瑪依區|克拉玛依区[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Qu1] |
| 黔西南布依族苗族自治州 | Qián xī nán Bù yī zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōu | Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 She… |
| 依然如故 | yī rán rú gù | (idiom) back to where we were; absolutely no improvement; things haven't changed at all |
| 百依百顺 | bǎi yī bǎi shùn | docile and obedient; all obedience |
| 不依 | bù yī | not to comply; not to go along with; not to let off easily; not to let sb get away with it |
| 依撒意亚 | Yī sā yì yà | Isaiah |