与
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(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
3 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,159 U+4E0E
How 与 is formed
How to remember it
offer · Heisig RSH #1032
pointed tail + slingshot
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 与 as their sound component
These characters all use 与 (yǔ) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 与 sound component | yǔ | and; with; to; for; to give, to grant |
| 屿 | yǔ | island |
| 欤 | yú | final particle indicating doubt, surprise, or a question |
Words containing 与
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理性与感性 | Lǐ xìng yǔ Gǎn xìng | Sense and Sensibility, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀[Zhen1 · Ao4 si1 ting1] |
| 先天与后天 | xiān tiān yǔ hòu tiān | nature versus nurture |
| 与人方便，自己方便 | yǔ rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàn | Help others, and others may help you (idiom). |
| 战争与和平 | Zhàn zhēng yǔ Hé píng | War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰|托尔斯泰 |
| 欧洲安全与合作组织 | Ōu zhōu Ān quán yǔ Hé zuò Zǔ zhī | Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) |
| 经济合作与发展组织 | Jīng jì Hé zuò yǔ Fā zhǎn Zǔ zhī | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); abbr. to 經合組織|经合组织 |
| 波士尼亚与赫塞哥维纳 | Bō shì ní yà yǔ Hè sè gē wéi nà | (Tw) Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 与世无争 | yǔ shì wú zhēng | (idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs |
| 与众不同 | yǔ zhòng bù tóng | (idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest |
| 与人为善 | yǔ rén wéi shàn | to be of service to others; to help others; benevolent |
| 与全世界为敌 | yǔ quán shì jiè wéi dí | (idiom) to fight the whole world |
| 无与伦比 | wú yǔ lún bǐ | incomparable |
| 与时间赛跑 | yǔ shí jiān sài pǎo | to race against time |
| 与此同时 | yǔ cǐ tóng shí | at the same time; meanwhile |
| 与会 | yù huì | to participate in a meeting |
| 与世长辞 | yǔ shì cháng cí | to die; to depart from the world forever |
| 与时消息 | yǔ shí xiāo xi | variable with the times; transient; impermanent |
| 与世永别 | yǔ shì yǒng bié | to die |
| 安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉 | Ān dōng ní yǔ Kè lì ào pèi tè lā | Anthony and Cleopatra, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚 |
| 与门 | yǔ mén | AND gate (electronics) |