倚 (ji2 | yi3) : lean on; rely on

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倚

ji2

yi3

[1] lean on/against; rest on/against
[2] rely on; count on; depend on
[3] biased; partial; slanting

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

倚

This word has been viewed 3690 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Dec 2009 05:14

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倚傍 ji2 bong6 yi3 bang4 = rely on

不偏不倚 bat1 pin1 bat1 ji2 bu4 pian1 bu4 yi3 = even-handed, impartial, unbiased 國

倚靠 ji2 kaau3 = to lean on

倚重 ji2 zung6 yi3 zhong4 = rely heavily on sb.'s service

倚老賣老 ji2 lou5 maai6 lou5 = abusing one reputation as a respectable, experienced old man 粵

倚賴 ji2 laai6 yi3 lai4 = depend on; rely upon

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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: 倚
Unicode code for this character: U+501a (off-site link)

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