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依

yī

HSK 5 Character

What 依 means

1. to depend on
2. to comply with or listen to sb
3. according to
4. in the light of

Example sentences

• 我依旧爱你。
  I still love you.
• 我依旧爱着他。
  Wǒ yījiù ài zhe tā.
  I still love him.
• 你可以依靠他。
  You can rely on him.
• 别老依赖别人。
  Don't rely too much on others.
• 天气依然阴雨。
  The weather remained rainy.
• 我依然不关心。
  I still don't care.

Words starting with 依

• 依然yī ránstill; as before
• 依旧yī jiùas before; still; to remain the same
• 依据yī jùaccording to; basis; foundation
• 依靠yī kàoto rely on; to depend on
• 依赖yī làito depend on; to be dependent on
• 依次yī cìin order; in succession
• 依托yī tuōto rely on; to depend on; support
• 依法yī fǎlegal (proceedings); according to law
• 依照yī zhàoaccording to; in light of
• 依稀yī xīvaguely; dimly; probably
• 依依yī yīreluctant to part; (of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind
• 依恋yī liànto be fondly attached to; to not wish to part with; to cling to
• 依依不舍yī yī bù shěreluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
• 依偎yī wēito nestle against; to snuggle up to
• 依附yī fùto adhere; to attach oneself to; to append
• 依着yī zhein accordance with
• 依我看yī wǒ kànin my opinion
• 依存yī cúnto depend on sth for existence; dependent on
• 依山傍水yī shān bàng shuǐmountains on one side and water on the other
• 依仗yī zhàngto count on; to rely on
• 依属yī shǔdependence
• 依序yī xùin order; sequentially
• 依从yī cóngto comply with; to obey
• 依亲yī qīn(Taiwan) to be in the care of one's relatives; to be dependent on a relative…

Words containing 依

• 皈依guī yīto convert to (a religion)
• 相依为命xiāng yī wéi mìngmutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent
• 相依xiāng yīto be interdependent
• 不依bù yīnot to comply; not to go along with; not to let off easily
• 不依不饶bù yī bù ráonot to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive…
• 无依无靠wú yī wú kào(idiom) having nothing to rely on; on one's own
• 蔡依林Cài Yī línJolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer
• 归依guī yīto convert to (a religion); to rely upon; refuge
• 百依百顺bǎi yī bǎi shùndocile and obedient; all obedience
• 布依Bù yīBouyei ethnic group
• 布依族Bù yī zúBouyei ethnic group
• 互相依存hù xiāng yī cúninterdependent
• 沙依巴克区Shā yī bā kè QūSaybag, a district of Ürümqi City 乌鲁木齐市
• 克拉玛依区Kè lā mǎ yī QūKaramay, a district of Karamay City 克拉玛依市
• 克拉玛依市Kè lā mǎ yī ShìKaramay, prefecture-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆维吾尔自治区
• 城市依赖症chéng shì yī lài zhèng"urban dependence disease"…
• 阿依莎Ā yī shāAyshe, Aise or Ayesha (name); Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of prophet…
• 凭依píng yīto rely on; to base oneself on
• 小鸟依人xiǎo niǎo yī rénlit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom); fig. cute and helpless-looking
• 唇齿相依chún chǐ xiāng yīlit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related; interdependent
• 皈依者guī yī zhěa convert
• 孑立无依jié lì wú yīto stand alone; to have no one to rely on
• 三归依sān guī yīthe Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三宝
• 千依百顺qiān yī bǎi shùntotally submissive (idiom)

Characters built on 衣

These share the phonetic component 衣 (yī), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 袭xí(bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate…
• 裔yì(bound form) descendants; (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 华裔; (literary) distant lands
• 铱yīiridium (chemistry)
• 襞bìcreases; folds or pleats in a garment
• 扆yǐscreen

Characters that look like 依

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 供gōngto provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
• 体tǐbody; form; style
• 俄ésuddenly; very soon
• 佩pèito respect; to wear (belt etc)
• 侬nóngyou (Wu dialect); I, me (classical)
• 侃kǎnupright and honest; cheerful; to chat idly

Sounds the same

Read yī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 一one; single; a (article)
• 医medical; medicine; doctor
• 衣clothes; Kangxi radical 145
• 伊(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she")…
• 壹one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
• 漪ripple
• 揖to greet by raising clasped hands
• 噫yeah (interjection of approval); to belch
• 咿(onomatopoeia) to squeak
• 铱iridium (chemistry)
• 瑿a black stone like jade; jet
• 祎excellent; precious; rare