Taxonomy of meanings for 倚:　　

  • 倚 yǐ (OC: qralʔ MC: ʔɯiɛ) 於綺切 上 廣韻：【依𠋣也又姓楚左史𠋣相於綺切五 】
    • LEAN ON
      • vilean against things
      • vt+prep+Nlean against
      • vtoNlean (often, but not always, heavily) on; HF: lean against (a gate)
      • vtoNcausativecause to lean against
      • vadNleaning> tilted
      • viacttilt, lean to one side and the otherCH
      • vt[oN]lean against somethingCH
      • swords etc.>CARRY
        • result>SLANT
            • abstract>PARTIAL
              • vione-sided, lean to one side
              • concrete: spatial>NEAR
                  • move near from somewhere>SCATTER
                    • viprocessspread in a certain direction (of fire)
                • moral>WICKED
              • causative>PUT
                • vtoNset up in a slanting way (a pole in the ground)
                • vttoN1.+prep+N2derivedget N1 established in the position N2CH
              • abstract>RELY ON
                • vt(oN)rely on, trust in
                • vtoNHF: depend on (as one phenomenon on another)
            • =椅
            • SURNAMES
            • 倚 yì (OC: qrals MC: ʔɯiɛ) 於義切 去 廣韻：【侍也因也加也於義切又於蟻切三 】
            • 倚 ｊｉ１《集韻》居宜切，平支見。歌部。
            • 倚 ｙｉ１《集韻》於宜切，平支影。
              • =猗
            • yǐSTRANGE
              • vadNnegative= qí 奇: deviantLZ
              • vadNneutralstrangeLZ

            Additional information about 倚

            說文解字: 【倚】，依也。从人、奇聲。 【於綺切】

              Criteria
            • LEAN ON

              1. The current abstract word for leaning on anything for any purpose is yī 依.

              2. Fú 扶 typically refers to leaning on something so as to remain upright or walk safely.

              3. Zhàng 仗 refers to leaning sideways on small objects like swords or canes as a demonstrative act.

              4. Píng 憑 refers to leaning on something for general stablility.

              5. Jù 據 refers to leaning forward to use something as support.

              6. Shì 恃 is sometimes used in a rather abstract and colourless way to refer to using something as physical support.

              7. Yǐ 倚 is occasionally used interchangeably with yī 依 (with which it is interdefined in SHUOWEN, but the word typically refers to leaning against something rather than vertically on it.

            • PARTIAL

              1. The current general word for being partial rather than catholic in orientation of coverage is piān 偏 (ant. quán 全 "completely").

              2. Bǐ 比 (ant. zhōu 周 "catholic") refers to partiality in the context of political cooperation.

              3. Yǐ 倚 and the rarer jī 畸 (ant. zhōng 中 "be fair and unbiased") refers to leaning to one side physically or metaphorically.