依 (ji1 | yi1 ) : lean on; depend on

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依

ji1

yi1

[1] lean on; rest on; attach to
[2] depend on; rely on; count on
[3] comply with; listen to; yield to
[4] according to; in the light of; judging by

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

依

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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依家 ji1 gaa1 yi1 jia1 = now 粵

依據 ji1 geoi3 yi1 ju4 = according to, in line with

依次 ji1 ci3 yi1 ci4 = in the correct order; one by one

依然 ji1 jin4 yi1 ran2 = still; as before

依照 ji1 ziu3 yi1 zhao4 = according to; in the light of

依舊 ji1 gau6 yi1 jiu4 = as before; still

依賴 ji1 laai6 yi1 lai4 = to depend on

依靠 ji1 kaau3 yi1 kao4 = to rely on

依依 ji1 ji1 = reluctant to leave

依法 ji1 faat3 = ipso jure ("by the law itself")
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Showing all 2 examples containing 依

捉棋嘅時候最憎人係度依牙鬆槓粵
It irritates me when people around me are giving all sorts of comments while I am playing chess.

老細請呢餐我哋都食到依牙鬆槓粵
The treat from my boss was wonderful and the food was great!

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 依
Unicode code for this character: U+4f9d (off-site link)

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