依从 (yī cóng) — to comply with; to obey; to yield to | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to comply withto obeyto yield to

Examples

依从。
Suǒ yǒu yuán gōng dōu bì xū yī cóng gōng sī guī dìng.
All employees must comply with company regulations.
依从。
Tā zuì zhōng yī cóng le fù mǔ de jiàn yì.
He eventually yielded to his parents' advice.
依从。
Gōng mín yīng dāng yī cóng fǎ lǜ fǎ guī.
Citizens should obey laws and regulations.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

依yīdepend on

依 (depend on) and 从 (follow) together express obeying or yielding to another.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻衣依

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénhuman

Sound part声符shēngfú

衣

衣yī依yī

Same sound today

依 is made from 亻, a person, plus 衣, which gives its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 從; 从 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

从

从cóng從cóng

Same sound today

The traditional form 從 pairs 辵 (walk) with 从, which gives the sound; the character was originally written 从.

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