予

yú · yǔ

(archaic) I · me

Radical: 亅 Strokes: 4

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common

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Meanings2 pronunciations

yú

(archaic) I

me

yǔ

(literary) to give

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Words with 予 61 total

to assign · to entrust (a task) · to give · to bestow赋予fù yǔ to grant; to bestow赐予cì yǔ to award · to confer授予shòu yǔ to give · to impose · to apply予以yǔ yǐ to give a present · to accord (a favor) · to grant赠予zèng yǔ

Idioms with 予 14 total Chain

"no one dare harm me" · an arrogant boast人莫予毒rén mò yú dú (lit.) to spare or to kill, to give or take away (idiom) · (fig.) control over the fate of others生杀予夺shēng shā yǔ duó (idiom) lit. take from me, ask from me; fig. to take whatever one wants; to demand arbitrarily予取予求yú qǔ yú qiú

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