与 yú / yǔ / yù — (interrog. part.); and; to give; together with; take part in
健康与快乐最重要。Jiàn kāng yǔ kuài lè zuì zhòng yào.Health and happiness are the most important.
Common words: 参与 (cān yù)、与其 (yǔ qí)、与日俱增 (yǔ rì jù zēng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to give"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to give", including 与 (yú / yǔ / yù), 给 (gěi), 送 (sòng), 予 (yú / yǔ), 授 (shòu), 递 (dì). Study pinyin…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to give" covers 6 different Chinese characters — 与 (yú / yǔ / yù), 给 (gěi), 送 (sòng), 予 (yú / yǔ), 授 (shòu), 递 (dì) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 6 characters do not share a sound — their readings span yú, yǔ, yù, gěi, sòng, shòu, and more — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 与 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 与 yú / yǔ / yù(interrog. part.); and; to give; together with; take part inUseful words: 参与, 与其
- 给 gěito; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb)Useful words: 交给, 送给
- 送 sòngto deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to sendUseful words: 送给, 发送
- 予 yú / yǔI; to giveUseful words: 给予, 赋予
- 授 shòuto teach; to instruct; to award; to giveUseful words: 教授, 授予
Common words for these 6 "to give" characters
Anchor each of these 6 characters in a word you can picture — start with 与 (yú / yǔ / yù) — so "to give" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
参与cān yùto participate (in sth)与其yǔ qírather than...与日俱增yǔ rì jù zēngto increase steadily; to grow with each passing day交给jiāo gěito give; to deliver; to hand over送给sòng gěito send; to give as a present递给dì gěito hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb)送给sòng gěito send; to give as a present发送fā sòngto transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential)赠送zèng sòngto present as a gift给予jǐ yǔ(literary) to give; to accord; to render
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 6 ways to say "to give".
给 gěi — to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb)
妈妈给我做了一个生日蛋糕。Mā ma gěi wǒ zuò le yí ge shēng rì dàn gāo.Mom made me a birthday cake.
Common words: 交给 (jiāo gěi)、送给 (sòng gěi)、递给 (dì gěi)
送 sòng — to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send
生日那天，朋友送给我一份礼物。Shēng rì nà tiān, péng you sòng gěi wǒ yí fèn lǐ wù.On my birthday, a friend gave me a gift.
Common words: 送给 (sòng gěi)、发送 (fā sòng)、赠送 (zèng sòng)
予 yú / yǔ — I; to give
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.
Common words: 给予 (jǐ yǔ)、赋予 (fù yǔ)、授予 (shòu yǔ)
授 shòu — to teach; to instruct; to award; to give
王教授给我们上了一堂精彩的课。Wáng jiào shòu gěi wǒ men shàng le yì táng jīng cǎi de kè.Professor Wang gave us a wonderful lesson.
Common words: 教授 (jiào shòu)、授予 (shòu yǔ)、传授 (chuán shòu)
递 dì — to hand over; to pass; to give
请把那本书递给我。Qǐng bǎ nà běn shū dì gěi wǒ.Please hand me that book.
Common words: 快递 (kuài dì)、传递 (chuán dì)、递给 (dì gěi)
All 6 characters
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