与 yǔ to give; together with; and


Used as component 与 in :写 xiě Made up of [一 yī one radical 1]
Made with 3 strokes.
Ancient seal mark of unknown meaning
Ancient small seal form Small seal

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Also uses 一 yī component: 百 bǎi (hundred) 丙 bǐng (third in order) ; 不 bù (no; not) ; 丑 chǒu (shameful) ; 旦 dàn (dawn) ; 德 dé (virtue) ; 画 huà (to draw) ; 或 huò (maybe) ; 疆 jiāng (border) ; 开 kāi (begin) ; 丽 lì (beautiful) ; 两 liǎng (pair) ; 蒙 měng (Mongol) ; 灭 miè (to extinguish) ; 且 qiě (and) ; 世 shì (life) ; 再 zài (again) ; 正 zhèng (correct)

Sounds same

雨 yǔ (rain) ; 语 yǔ (language)

Different tone

鱼 yú (fish) ; 渔 yú (fishing) ; 于 yú (in) ; 玉 yù (jade) ; 豫 yù ; 王 yù (jade) ; 遇 yù (to meet) ; 欲 yù (to wish for)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

与狐谋皮 yǔ hú móu pí Make an unrealistic request of someone who is bound to refuse. A pointless request requiring someone to act against their normal character
将欲取之,必先与之 jiāng yù qǔ zhī bì xiān yǔ zhī A strategy to maintain possession. By giving up something in the hope that it will be rewarded. The story is of a dispute with a greedy neighboring kingdom. Rather than oppose a kingdom volunteered to give up land. When the greed y neighbor continued to take advantage all the neighbors united against it and all the lands were returned.