依(yī)

HSK 48 strokes

to depend on

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Character information

Pinyin
yī
Meaning
to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 依 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻衣

In this compound, the meaning comes from 亻 (person); 衣 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

亻rén衣yī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 依 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 依

Common words using 依 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yī依rán然
HSK 4

still; as before

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yī依jù据
HSK 5

according to

Open 依据 page →
yī依fǎ法
HSK 5

legal (proceedings)

Open 依法 page →
yī依zhào照
HSK 5

according to; in light of

Open 依照 page →
yī依jiù旧
HSK 5

as before; still

Open 依旧 page →
yī依cì次
HSK 6

in order

Open 依次 page →
yī依lài赖
HSK 6

to depend on; to be dependent on

Open 依赖 page →
yī依yī依bù不shě舍
HSK 7-9

reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave

Open 依依不舍 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 依’s common words

然据法照旧次赖不

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