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 to grant · to approve · to permit准予zhǔn yǔ Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius宰予Zǎi Yú to place (hope, importance etc) on · to express; to show; to give寄予jì yǔ (literary) to give; to accord; to render给予jǐ yǔ to give as one sees fit酌予zhuó yǔ "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 to ignore · to brush off · to dismiss · to pay no attention to不予理会bù yǔ lǐ huì to make no comment · "no comment"不予置评bù yǔ zhì píng No comment!不予评论bù yǔ píng lùn to give cause for gossip予人口实yǔ rén kǒu shí to place high hopes寄予厚望jì yǔ hòu wàng Ouyang Yuqian (1889-1962), Chinese actor欧阳予倩Oū yáng Yú qiàn

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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