御
yù
(bound form) to defend; to resist
movement (彳) + sound cue (卸) = defend and resist
卸 mainly contributes the pronunciation yù; the movement radical 彳 hints at the active, bodily work of standing firm against something. 御 is bound to formal or literary contexts, often describing resisting an enemy or imperial authority guarding its domain.
这座城墙是用来抵御敌人的。
zhè zuò chéng qiáng shì yòng lái dǐ yù dí rén de。
This city wall was used to defend against enemies.
他们在边境修建工事，以抵御外来的威胁。
tā men zài biān jìng xiū jiàn gōng shì， yǐ dǐ yù wài lái de wēi xié。
They built fortifications at the border to resist outside threats.
Words with 御
御饭团
yù fàn tuán
onigiri (Japanese-style riceball)
防御
fáng yù
defense
防御工事
fáng yù gōng shì
fortification
防御性
fáng yù xìng
defensive (weapons)
防御率
fáng yù lǜ
earned run average (baseball)
防御术
fáng yù shù
defensive art
领导统御
lǐng dǎo tǒng yù
(Tw) leadership
驾御
jià yù
variant of 駕馭|驾驭[jia4 yu4]
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
太平御览
tài píng yù lǎn
Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], 1000 scrolls
守御
shǒu yù
to defend
御便当
yù biàn dāng
(Tw) bento; lunch box