靠
Meaning
- to lean against or on
- to stand by the side of
- to come near to
Example sentence
他靠著墙。
He was leaning against the wall.
The character 靠
靠 is to lean on, and from leaning comes depending: 靠着墙 against a wall, 靠他 on a person, 可靠 for someone who holds. 靠近 is drawing close enough to lean.