依然
yīrán · HSK 4
even so
依 = rely on + 然 = thus/so; together = as before, still so
依 carries the sense of leaning on or relying, and 然 means thus or in that manner. Combined, 依然 literally reads rely-on + thus, giving the figurative sense of things remaining as they were — still, even so, as before.
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.'