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
依然
yīrán
still; as before
Characters in this word
然 rán
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 肰 dog meat 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他依然很忙。 Tā yī rán hěn máng. He is still very busy.
- 天依然很冷。 Tiān yī rán hěn lěng. The weather is still very cold.
- 我依然爱你。 Wǒ yī rán ài nǐ. I still care about you.
Related words
- 依靠 yīkào to rely on
- 依法 yīfǎ according to law
- 依旧 yījiù still; as before
- 依据 yījù according to; based on
- 依照 yīzhào according to
- 大自然 dàzìrán nature
- 忽然 hūrán suddenly
- 然后 ránhòu then; after that
- 虽然 suīrán although
- 必然 bìrán inevitable; certain to happen
- 当然 dāngrán of course
- 果然 guǒrán sure enough; as expected