Chinese Word: 倚 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

倚

Pinyin: yǐ

English Definition: to lean on; to rely upon

Chinese Definition:
①靠着，倚靠。倚赖。倚傍。倚托。倚重。
②仗恃：倚势。倚恃。倚仗。
③偏，歪：不偏不倚。
④随着，和着：“使慎夫人鼓瑟，上自倚瑟而歌”。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:奇 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 奇 [ qí ] strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult

Similar Characters: 绮畸崎椅渏

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不偏不倚	bù piān bù yǐ	even-handed; impartial; unbiased; exact; just
倚靠	yǐ kào	to lean on; to rest against; to rely on; support; backing; back of a chair
倚重	yǐ zhòng	to rely heavily upon
倚仗	yǐ zhàng	to lean on; to rely on
倚赖	yǐ lài	to rely on; to be dependent on

1		tī zi 梯子 yǐ 倚 zài 在 qiáng shàng 墙上。 The ladder rested against the wall.
2		tā 他 yǐ 倚 zài 在 nà 那 kē shù 棵树 shàng 上。 He leaned against the tree.
3		nà wèi 那位 lǎo rén 老人 bēi 背 yǐ 倚 zhe 着 qiáng zhàn 墙站 zài 在 nà li 那里。 The old man stood there, with his back against the wall.
4		lǎo 老 shù dūn 树墩 jiù shì 就是 yǐ 倚 zhe 着 xiū xi 休息 de 的 zuì hǎo 最好 dì fāng 地方。 Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest.
5		tā liǎ 他俩 shǒu 手 wǎn zhe 挽着 shǒu 手 yǐ 倚 zài 在 chuán xián 船舷 de 的 lán gān 栏杆 shàng 上。 They are on board leaning over the rail arm in arm.

1		tī zi 梯子 yǐ 倚 zài 在 qiáng shàng 墙上。 The ladder rested against the wall.
2		tā 他 yǐ 倚 zài 在 nà 那 kē shù 棵树 shàng 上。 He leaned against the tree.
3		nà wèi 那位 lǎo rén 老人 bēi 背 yǐ 倚 zhe 着 qiáng zhàn 墙站 zài 在 nà li 那里。 The old man stood there, with his back against the wall.
4		lǎo 老 shù dūn 树墩 jiù shì 就是 yǐ 倚 zhe 着 xiū xi 休息 de 的 zuì hǎo 最好 dì fāng 地方。 Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest.
5		tā liǎ 他俩 shǒu 手 wǎn zhe 挽着 shǒu 手 yǐ 倚 zài 在 chuán xián 船舷 de 的 lán gān 栏杆 shàng 上。 They are on board leaning over the rail arm in arm.