依
yī
#568 most
frequent character
to depend on, to comply with or listen to sb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
依 pairs 亻 person with 衣 yī, which supplies the sound. The person part points to a human action: the first meaning was “to rely on”. It grew to “according to” or “based on”, and also to “lean closely against”.
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