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倚 (yǐ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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倚 (yǐ): To lean on or against — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 倚

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How to write 倚 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 倚

倚 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

倚

亻rén · person

奇qí · strange

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4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 倚

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5.

Related Words: 倚

倚靠 • yǐ kào • to lean on, to rely on

yǐ倚

kào靠

to lean on, to rely on

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

yǐ倚

zhàng仗

zì自

jǐ己

de的

jīng

Information

Pinyinyǐ

Meaningto lean on or against

Strokes10

Radical亻

Traditional倚

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1987

Zhuyinㄧˇ

UnicodeU+501A

CangjieOKMR

亻rén · person

+奇qí · strange

经

yàn验

jiě解

jué决

wèn问

tí题

。

He relies on his experience to solve problems.

Tā他

yǐ倚

zài在

mén门

biān边

，

kàn看

zhe着

chuāng窗

wài外

de的

fēng风

jǐng景

。

He leaned against the door, looking at the scenery outside the window.

tā他

yǐ倚

kào靠

zài在

qiáng墙

shàng上

xiū休

xi息

。

He leaned against the wall to rest.

gōng公

sī司

yǐ倚

zhòng重

tā他

de的

zhuān专

yè业

néng能

lì力

。

The company values and relies on his professional skills.

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HSK (3.0) Level 7-9

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疤bāscar
拔báto pull out, to extract
坝bàdam, embankment
掰bāibreak off (with hands); sever
扳bānto pull, turn, or pry
扮bànto dress up as, to play the role of

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Characters pronounced "yi".

奕yìin sequence, orderly; abundant
颐yícheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
咦yíexclamation of surprise
揖yīsalute, bow; defer to, yield
彝yíYi (nationality); tripod, wine vessel; rule
翌yìbright; daybreak, dawn; the next day

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Characters with radical "亻".

倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
仕shìofficial; serve government
倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
伎jìtalent, skill, ability

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