• 568th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

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

Example Words

Common

依然 
依旧 (依舊)

Uncommon

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

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  • 1363rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 45 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lài (Lai4)surname Lai
2. lài (lai4)to depend on • to hang on in a place • bad • to renege (on promise) • to disclaim • to rat (on debts) • rascally • to blame • to put the blame on

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

依赖 (依賴)
信赖 (信賴)
赖床 (賴床)

Uncommon

死皮赖脸 (死皮賴臉)
无赖 (無賴)
百无聊赖 (百無聊賴)
耍赖 (耍賴)
聊赖 (聊賴)
赖皮 (賴皮)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.