WHOLE CHARACTER
靠
to lean on; to lean against; to depend on; to rely on; reliable; trustworthy
靠 is leaning and depending: 靠近 'to lean close', 依靠 'to depend on', 可靠 'reliable'.
ZDIC: 形声，从非、告声 — the meaning side 非 with the sound piece 告.
Character Familiestop / bottom
靠
to lean on; to lean against; to depend on; to rely on; reliable; trustworthy
靠 is leaning and depending: 靠近 'to lean close', 依靠 'to depend on', 可靠 'reliable'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
top / bottom
ZDIC: 形声，从非、告声 — the meaning side 非 with the sound piece 告.
TOP: THE SOUND PIECE 告 (GÀO)
告
to tell; to inform
A standalone character (gào, to tell); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.
In 靠: top: the sound piece 告 (gào) kào shares the final -ao and tone 4 with gào; the initials differ (k-/g-).
BOTTOM: THE 非 PIECE NAMED BY ZDIC AS THE MEANING SIDE
非
not; wrong (literary)
A standalone character (fēi, wrong; not); on pages that keep it as a piece, its old role (meaning side or sound side) is stated on that page.
In 靠: bottom: the 非 piece named by ZDIC as the meaning side The old account reads 非 as the contrary side (相违); taught here as the named bottom piece only.
Tone 4
- to lean on; to lean against
- to depend on; to rely on
- reliable; trustworthy
- 靠近to be close to
- 靠背back (of a chair)
- 依靠to depend on
- 可靠reliable
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