依
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to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
depend on · Heisig RSH #815
人 person + 衣 clothing
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 依
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沙依巴克区 | Saybag, a district of Ürümqi City 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang | |
| 依法治国 | to rule according to the law | |
| 小鸟依人 | lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom); fig. cute and helpless-looking | |
| 沙依巴克 | see 沙依巴克區|沙依巴克区[Sha1 yi1 ba1 ke4 Qu1] | |
| 依计行事 | to act according to plan | |
| 依安县 | Yi'an, a county in Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongjiang | |
| 紫云苗族布依族自治县 | Ziyun Miao and Buyei Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou | |
| 镇宁布依族苗族自治县 | Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou | |
| 克拉玛依区 | Karamay, a district of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4], Xinjiang | |
| 克拉玛依市 | Karamay, prefecture-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1… | |
| 相依为命 | mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent | |
| 依兰县 | Yilan, a county in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang | |
| 关岭布依族苗族自治县 | Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou | |
| 布依族 | Bouyei ethnic group | |
| 克拉玛依 | see 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4]; see 克拉瑪依區|克拉玛依区[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Qu1] | |
| 黔西南布依族苗族自治州 | Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 She… | |
| 依然如故 | (idiom) back to where we were; absolutely no improvement; things haven't changed at all | |
| 百依百顺 | docile and obedient; all obedience | |
| 不依 | not to comply; not to go along with; not to let off easily; not to let sb get away with it | |
| 依撒意亚 | Isaiah |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 衣 — compare how they read.