授
Meanings
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- 1.(bound form) to confer; to give
- 2.(bound form) to teach; to instruct
- 3.(literary) to appoint
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Wiktionary
- 1.to give to; to transmit
- 2.to confer; to award
- 3.to teach; to instruct
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *djus): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 受 (OC *tuːs, *djuʔ). There are actually three “hands” in this character, as 爫 also means “hand”, as does 又 graphically. Derived from 受 (OC *djuʔ, “to accept”).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
奖项是不会授给她的。
The prize won't be given to her.
他們每個人都被授獎了。
Each of them was given a prize.
他授權給我解僱了他們。
He gave me authority to fire them.
授之以鱼，不如授之以渔。
It's better to teach someone how to fish than to give someone a fish.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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