倚 — Chinese character
倚
yǐ
to rely on, to depend on
- Pinyin
- yǐ
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 亻 奇
- Formation
- pictophonetic — person; meaning component 亻; sound component 奇
- Japanese
- 倚 as a kanji
Common words with 倚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倚靠 | yǐ kào | to lean on; to rest against |
| 倚重 | yǐ zhòng | to rely heavily upon |
| 倚赖 (倚賴) | yǐ lài | to rely on; to be dependent on |
| 倚仗 | yǐ zhàng | to lean on; to rely on |
| 不偏不倚 | bù piān bù yǐ | (idiom) even-handed; impartial; unbiased |
| 偏倚 | piān yǐ | to be partial; to favor |
| 斜倚 | xié yǐ | to recline |
| 倚老卖老 (倚老賣老) | yǐ lǎo mài lǎo | (idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others |
| 倚托 | yǐ tuō | to rely upon |
| 倚托 (倚託) | yǐ tuō | variant of 倚托 (yǐ tuō) |
| 凭倚 (憑倚) | píng yǐ | to rely on |
| 无倚无靠 (無倚無靠) | wú yǐ wú kào | see 无依无靠 (wú yī wú kào) |
English words written with 倚
倚 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 1 · Art of War 1 · Zhuangzi 5 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 58
- Analects 15.5
- Art of War 9.29
- Zhuangzi Nourishment of the Soul
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 10
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