倚(yǐ)

HSK 7-910 strokes

to lean on

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Character information

Pinyin
yǐ
Meaning
to lean on; to rely upon
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 倚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻奇

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

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

Made of

亻rén奇qí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 倚 step by step

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

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Words with 倚

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

yǐ倚zhàng仗

to lean on; to rely on

Open 倚仗 page →
yǐ倚tuō托

to rely upon

Open 倚托 page →
yǐ倚lài赖

to rely on; to be dependent on

Open 倚赖 page →
bù不piān偏bù不yǐ倚

(idiom) even-handed; impartial; unbiased

Open 不偏不倚 page →
yǐ倚lǎo老mài卖lǎo老

(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to cont…

Open 倚老卖老 page →
yǐ倚zhòng重

to rely heavily upon

Open 倚重 page →
yǐ倚kào靠

to lean on

Open 倚靠 page →
wú无yǐ倚wú无kào靠

see 无依无靠

Open 无倚无靠 page →

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From 倚’s common words

仗托赖不偏老卖重

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