依 — Chinese character
依
yī
to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to
- Pinyin
- yī
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 亻 衣
- Formation
- pictophonetic — person; meaning component 亻; sound component 衣
- Japanese
- 依 as a kanji
Common words with 依
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 依据 (依據) | yī jù | according to; basis |
| 依然 | yī rán | still; as before |
| 依法 | yī fǎ | legal (proceedings); according to law |
| 依赖 (依賴) | yī lài | to depend on; to be dependent on |
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on; to depend on |
| 依照 | yī zhào | according to; in light of |
| 依旧 (依舊) | yī jiù | as before; still; to remain the same |
| 依托 (依託) | yī tuō | to rely on; to depend on |
| 依次 | yī cì | in order; in succession |
| 依附 | yī fù | to adhere; to attach oneself to |
| 皈依 | guī yī | to convert to (a religion) |
| 依法治国 (依法治國) | yī fǎ zhì guó | to rule according to the law |
English words written with 依
依 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Art of War 2 · I Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 7.6
- Art of War 9.1
- Art of War 9.8
- Hexagram 42
- Zhuangzi Nourishment of the Soul
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 11
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