yǐ
rely on
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 奇 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 倚
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to lean on | ||
to lean on | ||
even-handed | ||
to rely heavily upon | ||
to lean on |
Sources