Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

I; to give

Chinese: 给予。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yu” becomes a different word in each tone. 予 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 给予jǐ yǔ(literary) to give; to accord; to render
  • 赋予fù yǔto assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow
  • 授予shòu yǔto award; to confer
  • 予以yǔ yǐto give; to impose; to apply
  • 准予zhǔn yǔto grant; to approve; to permit

Example Sentence

老师给予了我很大的鼓励。Lǎo shī jǐ yǔ le wǒ hěn dà de gǔ lì.The teacher gave me great encouragement.

老师Lǎo shīteacher给予jǐ yǔ(literary) to givele(completed action)Ihěnverybigdeof鼓励gǔ lìto encourage