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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǔ | yu3
English translation
and; with; to; for; to give, to grant

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Contains the radical

jiù

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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Positional decomposition

⿱⿻ jiù

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. The traditional component was removed for simplification.

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Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
and
参与 cānyù to participate (in sth)參與
与众不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom)與眾不同
与此同时 yǔ cǐ tóng shí at the same time與此同時
与否 yǔ fǒu whether or not (at the end of a phrase)與否
与其 yǔqí rather than...與其
无与伦比 wú yǔ lún bǐ incomparable無與倫比
参与者 cān yù zhě participant參與者
与世隔绝 yǔ shì gé jué to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)與世隔絕
与会 yù huì to participate in a meeting與會
事与愿违 shì yǔ yuàn wéi things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)事與願違
赠与 zèng yǔ to grant贈與
与日俱增 yǔrìjùzēng to increase steadily與日俱增
与生俱来 yǔ shēng jù lái inherent與生俱來
与人为善 yǔ rén wéi shàn to help others與人為善
与世无争 yǔ shì wú zhēng to stand aloof from worldly affairs與世無爭
荣辱与共 róng rǔ yǔ gòng (of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom)榮辱與共
与世长辞 yǔ shì cháng cí to die與世長辭
鱼与熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng you can't always get everything you want魚與熊掌

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