倚 Stroke Order — How to Write 倚

Stroke Order

倚 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 亻, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

倚 Radical and Character Components

Components:亻奇

倚 is a phono-semantic compound: 亻 (person) carries the meaning, while 奇 indicates the sound.

Radical: 亻 + 8 more strokes

倚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 倚 in Chinese

yǐ倚

To lean against; to rely on or depend on.

我们不能总是倚赖别人，要学会自力更生。

We cannot always rely on others; we must learn to be self-reliant.

To presume upon; to rely on (power or influence); to take advantage of.

他倚仗着家里的背景，做事总是不把别人放在眼里

He presumes upon his family's background, always disregarding others in his actions.

To be skewed or biased; to deviate from the center, often used in the idiom 'bù piān bù yǐ' (impartial or perfectly centered).

请你把花瓶放在桌子正中间，不偏不倚。

Please place the vase exactly in the center of the table, without leaning to either side.

To accompany; to follow along with (e.g., music or a song).

他倚歌而舞，姿态轻盈。

He dances to the song, with graceful posture.

Common Words and Phrases with 倚

yǐ倚cǐ此wéi为mìng命

To rely on something for one's livelihood or survival; to live on it.

他将写作视为自己的生命，每日笔耕不辍，只为有朝一日能倚此为命。

He considers writing his very life, diligently working every day, hoping to one day make a living from it and depend solely on it for his existence.

yǐ倚dié叠

To accumulate or amass.

随着时间的推移，旧日的记忆在心头渐渐倚叠，形成了一幅幅生动的画面。

As time passed, old memories gradually accumulated in my mind, forming vivid pictures.

yǐ倚fú伏

To depend for existence and lie hidden; to be intertwined and latent.

学习中的挫折，有时也蕴含着成功的倚伏，关键在于如何看待和应对。

Setbacks in learning sometimes also hold the latent potential for success; the key lies in how one perceives and responds to them.

yǐ倚kào靠

to lean against; to rely on; to depend on

我们应该倚靠自己的努力去实现梦想。

We should rely on our own efforts to achieve our dreams.

yǐ倚lài赖

Rely on; count on.

我们不能总倚赖别人的帮助，要学会独立解决问题。

We cannot always rely on the help of others; we must learn to solve problems independently.

yǐ倚lǎo老mài卖lǎo老

to take advantage of one's seniority; to flaunt one's seniority; to patronize others based on one's age or experience.

那位老教授虽然学识渊博，却常常对学生倚老卖老，让课堂气氛有些压抑。

Although that old professor is highly knowledgeable, he often presumes on his age and acts condescendingly towards students, making the class atmosphere a bit stifling.