依 is built from the 亻 (person (left)) and 衣 components.
It reads エ like 衣, as do 壊 and 懐 — learn 衣 once and the family's reading comes with it.
A common word using 依 is 依頼 (いらい), meaning “request; dependence”.
Kanji that look similar include 佳, 併, 使, and 例.
