倚 (yǐ) — to lean against, rest on; to rely on

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字

倚 character · TOCFL C1 (est.)

倚＝亻＋奇

ㄧˇ · yǐ

verb — to lean against, rest on; to rely on

字源 FORM — what the parts do

亻義a person — the one leaning

奇聲qí — gives the sound, the initial dropping away to y

ITqí → yǐ — the initial falls away, the tone turns

A person (亻) with 奇 qí for the sound, the initial worn away to yǐ. To put your weight against something and rest on it — to lean: 倚靠, 倚門, then to lean on someone for support: 倚仗, 倚賴.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

人把肩膀靠上門框（亻＋奇）——半個身子的重量都交給它。

A figure rests a shoulder against the doorframe (亻 plus 奇) — half their weight given over to it.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)倚靠、倚門— to lean against, rest on常用

→倚仗、倚賴— to rely on, count on

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension