依偎 (yī wēi) — to snuggle up to, to nestle against | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to snuggle up toto nestle against

Examples

依偎。
Tā jǐn jǐn yī wēi zài nán péng you de jiān bǎng shàng.
She snuggled tightly against her boyfriend's shoulder.
依偎。
Xiǎo māo xǐ huan yī wēi zài zhǔ rén de tuǐ biān.
The little cat likes to snuggle up to its owner's leg.
依偎。
Hái zi yī wēi zài mǔ qīn de huái lǐ shuì zháo le.
The child fell asleep nestled in its mother's arms.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

偎wēisnuggle

依偎 joins 依, leaning close, and 偎, snuggling, to mean nestle against.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

人人rénman; person

Sound part声符shēngfú

畏

畏wèi偎wēi

Same sound today

偎 pairs 人 (person) with 畏, which gives the sound; the 人 part relates to a person.

Appears in

Romance & Marriage

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