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依靠

yīkào

to rely on

A person leaning on a pillar
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Characters in this word

依 yī

Strokes
8
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 衣 cloth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 依

靠 kào

Strokes
15
Radical
非 — not, negative, non-
Made of
告 to tell, to inform, to announce 非 not, negative, non-
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我依靠父母。 Wǒ yī kào fù mǔ. I rely on my parents.
  • 别依靠别人。 Bié yī kào bié rén. Do not rely on others.
  • 他依靠自己。 Tā yī kào zì jǐ. He relies on himself.

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