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倚

yǐ

Character

What 倚 means

1. to lean on
2. to rely upon

Example sentences

• 别倚着墙。
  Bié yǐ zhe qiáng.
  Don't lean against the wall.
• 他把梯子倚着栅栏放。
  Tā bǎ tīzi yǐ zhe zhàlán fàng.
  He placed the ladder against the fence.
• 他倚着我的肩膀睡着了。
  He fell asleep on my shoulder.

Words starting with 倚

• 倚靠yǐ kàoto lean on; to rest against; to rely on
• 倚仗yǐ zhàngto lean on; to rely on
• 倚托yǐ tuōto rely upon
• 倚赖yǐ làito rely on; to be dependent on
• 倚重yǐ zhòngto rely heavily upon
• 倚老卖老yǐ lǎo mài lǎo(idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to…
• 倚天屠龙记Yǐ tiān Tú lóng JìHeaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武侠

Words containing 倚

• 不偏不倚bù piān bù yǐ(idiom) even-handed; impartial; unbiased
• 偏倚piān yǐto be partial; to favor
• 凭倚píng yǐto rely on
• 斜倚xié yǐto recline
• 背倚bèi yǐto have one's back against; to lean against; to be backed up by (a mountain etc)
• 蒹葭倚玉树jiān jiā yǐ yù shùlit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom); fig. the lowly associating with the noble…
• 无倚无靠wú yǐ wú kàosee 无依无靠
• 蒹葭倚玉jiān jiā yǐ yùsee 蒹葭倚玉树

Characters built on 奇

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

• 寄jìto entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to…
• 骑qíto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
• 椅yǐchair
• 崎qímountainous
• 畸jīlopsided; unbalanced; abnormal
• 琦qí(literary) fine jade
• 绮qǐbeautiful; open-work silk
• 旖yǐused in 旖旎

Characters that look like 倚

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

• 悟wùto comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
• 倩qiànpretty; winsome; to ask for sb's help
• 挎kuàto carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)
• 唏xīsound of sobbing
• 绮qǐbeautiful; open-work silk
• 埼qíheadland

Sounds the same

Read yǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 以to use; by means of; according to
• 已already; to stop; then
• 椅chair
• 乙second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; second in order…
• 蚁ant
• 矣classical final particle, similar to modern 了
• 尾horse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etc
• 苡used in 芣苡; see 薏苡
• 旖used in 旖旎
• 螘ant; variant of 蚁
• 钇yttrium (chemistry)
• 扆screen