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The character 依 is structurally composed of the semantic radical 人, indicating a person, combined with the phonetic component 衣, which signifies clothing, thereby etymologically suggesting a person leaning against or relying upon something as intimately as garments rest upon the body. Its earliest core meaning centered on physical dependence or support, which gradually broadened to encompass abstract notions of trust and adherence, such as following instructions or acting in compliance with a standard. This conceptual expansion is evident in its use within classical and modern compounds, where it conveys ideas of basis or precedent, as in 依据, and further developed to imply continuity or persistence, as demonstrated in the term 依然, meaning still or as before, marking a shift from concrete reliance to more figurative and grammatical applications.
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我依然喜欢这里。
孩子依靠父母长大。
依据法律，这是违法的。
请依次排队入场。
他太依赖手机了。
依照计划，我们明天出发。
尽管困难重重，他依然依靠自己的努力取得了成功。
在缺乏明确依据的情况下，我们必须依照相关规定依次处理这些依赖外部资源的问题。