to be close to; to approach; to draw near
靠 (kào) · 15 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 非 represents the meaning and 告 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "conflict". The meaning later shifted to "lean against".
近 (jìn) · 7 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 斤 represents the sound.