予
Meanings
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- 1.(literary) to give
- 1.(archaic) I
- 2.me
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Wiktionary
- 1.to give
- 2.to praise; to esteem
- 3.to deliver; to give
- 4.to allow
- 5.to cause; to make
- 6.by (used in constructing the passive)
- 7.to pay
- 8.a surname
- 9.used in 猶豫／犹豫 (yóuyù)
- 10.relaxed; comfortable; at ease
- 11.content and happy
- 12.16th hexagram of the I Ching
- 13.to speculate (to profit from artificially inflated prices); to manipulate the market; to engage in price gouging
- 14.beforehand, in advance
- 15.to take part in
- 16.to participate in an activity
- 17.to play (chess, cards, mahjong, hide-and-seek, etc.)
- 18.to start
- 19.to foresee; to expect; to anticipate
- 20.to prepare; to plan for; to estimate
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Etymology
Jiajie (假借): originally written as 呂 (OC *ɡ·raʔ), phonetically borrowed for the meanings "I; give". Later, 亅 was added at the bottom as a distinguishing mark and the whole character was heavily stylized. See also 幻. From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-la (“to pay; to give for”).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
上帝賜予我健康的身體。
I'm blessed with good health.
聖誕節是給予和分享的時節。
Christmas is a time for giving and sharing.
每個人都值得被給予第二次機會。
Everyone deserves a second chance.
如用現金付款，我們給予九折優惠。
We give a 10% discount for cash.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
不予置評不予置评予人口實予人口实予以予假予告予市准予寄予授予施予生殺予奪生杀予夺給予给予賦予赋予賜予赐予贈予赠予閔予小子闵予小子樹頭徛予在，毋驚樹尾做風颱 / 树头徛予在，毋惊树尾做风台予一人予取予求予小子人莫予毒莫予毒也
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