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  1. 依 is the 568th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 37 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (clothes)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi1 - to depend on/to comply with or listen to sb/according to/in the light of

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 依 (yi1): The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 依 (yi1): The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

依然 
依旧 (依舊)

Medium Frequency

 
依依 
依偎 
依恋 (依戀)
依据 (依據)
依次 
依稀 
依赖 (依賴)
依靠 
相依 
蔡依林 

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Meta:

  1. 靠 is the 806th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (cow), (mouth), (wrong)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. kao4 - to lean against or on/to stand by the side of/to come near to/to depend or rely on/to trust/to fuck (vulgar)/traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 靠 (kao4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

依靠 
可靠 
靠谱 (靠譜)
靠近 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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