倚

to lean on; to rely upon

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,644 U+501A

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 (semantic, “person”) + 奇 (phonetic, qí)

components: 亻奇

count on · Heisig RSH #2068

人 person + 奇 strange

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 奇

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 奇 (qí) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
奇 sound component	qí	strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult
寄	jì	to mail, to send, to transit; to deposit, to entrust; to rely on
骑	qí	to ride, to mount; cavalry
椅	yǐ	chair, seat
绮	qǐ	fine silk; elegant, beautiful
崎	qí	rough, uneven; jagged, rugged
旖	yǐ	romantic; tender, charming
犄	jī	animal horns
猗	yī	exclamation of admiration
剞	jī	carving or engraving; knife; grave
埼	qí	headland
琦	qí	jade, gem, precious stone
掎	jǐ	to pull, to drag; to drag one's feet
欹	yī	pleading interjection

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不偏不倚	bù piān bù yǐ	(idiom) even-handed; impartial; unbiased
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 control…
倚天屠龙记	Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì	Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠\|武侠[wu3 xia2], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin…
无倚无靠	wú yǐ wú kào	see 無依無靠\|无依无靠[wu2 yi1 wu2 kao4]
倚重	yǐ zhòng	to rely heavily upon
倚托	yǐ tuō	to rely upon
倚托	yǐ tuō	variant of 倚托[yi3 tuo1]
背倚	bèi yǐ	to have one's back against; to lean against; to be backed up by (a mountain etc)
偏倚	piān yǐ	to be partial; to favor
斜倚	xié yǐ	to recline
倚赖	yǐ lài	to rely on; to be dependent on
倚靠	yǐ kào	to lean on; to rest against; to rely on; support; backing; back of a chair
凭倚	píng yǐ	to rely on
倚仗	yǐ zhàng	to lean on; to rely on
蒹葭倚玉树	jiān jiā yǐ yù shù	lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom); fig. the lowly associating with the noble; the …
蒹葭倚玉	jiān jiā yǐ yù	see 蒹葭倚玉樹\|蒹葭倚玉树[jian1 jia1 yi3 yu4 shu4]