予

Character

予 yú · yǔ

HSK 6Character2 readings

(archaic) I

Radical: 亅
Strokes: 4
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 丁
Traditional: 予
Frequency: #1293 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

yúMain reading yǔRare reading

yú

yu2Main readingHSK 6

(archaic) I CC-CEDICT
me CC-CEDICT

Words that use “予” as yú

宰予zǎi yúZai YuWord 欧阳予倩ōu yáng yú qiànOuyang YuqianWord

yǔ

yu3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is yú.

(literary) to give CC-CEDICT

Words that use “予” as yǔ

给予jǐ yǔTo give someone help, support, or attention.WordHSK 6 不予bù yǔdoes not give something, or refuses to do somethingWordHSK 7–9 予以yǔ yǐto give somethingWordHSK 7–9 授予shòu yǔto officially give someone a prize or a medalWordHSK 7–9 赋予fù yǔto give someone something important, like power, rights, or a…WordHSK 7–9 准予zhǔn yǔto grantWord 寄予jì yǔto placeWord

施予shī yǔto donateVariant of 施与WordUnreviewed

Stroke order

Practice writing 予

Draw “予” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

老师给予我们很多帮助。
lǎo shī jǐ yǔ wǒ men hěn duō bāng zhù
The teacher gives us a lot of help.
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学校授予他一个奖。
xué xiào shòu yǔ tā yí gè jiǎng
The school gives him an award.
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请给予她一点时间。
qǐng jǐ yǔ tā yì diǎn shí jiān
Please give her a little time.
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Same radical 亅

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