(literary) to give

a picture of 予 → an outstretched hand passing something along

予 is an ancient pictograph depicting a hand reaching out to pass something to another. The small 丁 shape inside is a remnant of the original drawing, not a meaningful semantic unit here.

A nailPhonetic

政府决定以困难家庭一些帮助。

zhèngfǔ juédìng yǔ yǐ kùnnán jiātíng yīxiē bāngzhù。

The government decided to give some help to families in difficulty.

法院以当事人充分表达意见的机会。

fǎyuàn yǔ yǐ dāngshìrén chōngfèn biǎodá yìjiàn de jīhuì。

The court gave the parties involved a full opportunity to express their views.

Words with 予

酌予

zhuó yǔ

to give as one sees fit

不予理会

bù yǔ lǐ huì

to ignore

不予置评

bù yǔ zhì píng

to make no comment

不予评论

bù yǔ píng lùn

No comment!

予人口实

yǔ rén kǒu shí

to give cause for gossip

予以

yǔ yǐ

to give

予以照顾

yǔ yǐ zhào gù

to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)

准予

zhǔn yǔ

to grant

宰予

zǎi yú

Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius

宰予昼寝

zǎi yǔ zhòu qǐn

Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures

寄予

jì yǔ

to place (hope, importance etc) on

寄予厚望

jì yǔ hòu wàng

to place high hopes

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