依
yī · HSK 7
according to
👕 亻person + 衣 clothes (which gives the yī sound) = lean on, go according to
The person radical 亻carries the meaning of relying on someone, while 衣 clothes supplies the yī sound. Same yī as 衣 (clothing). To act according to means you lean on a rule the way a person leans on another.
依 — person radical 亻 + clothing 衣
A semantic-phonetic compound: 亻(person) gives the meaning of relying on someone, while 衣 (yī, clothing) supplies the sound. The original sense pictured a person leaning on or wrapped in clothing, extended to the modern meanings of 'rely on,' 'depend on,' and 'according to.'