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.

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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 between neighboring kingdoms. Rather than oppose one neighbor volunteered to give up land. When the greedy neighbor continued to take advantage, all the neighbors united against it and so all the lands were returned.