依 (yī)

to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the lig

HSK 3.1 level 7
8 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 衣 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“依，倚也。从人，衣聲。”

Components

亻 (meaning) — 亻 is a component form of 人.
衣 (sound)