与 yǔ — and, give, with · English

与

yǔ

and, give, with

At a glance · 与

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

与字小篆从舁，会意为给予、共举；本义为同、和、给予（繁體與）。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

与本义为给予、参与，亦作连词『和』。

Structure

会意字，从舁（共举），表示给予、相与。

At a glance

Pinyinyǔ

Radical一

Strokes3

UnicodeU+4E0E

Character type会意

Theme虚词

Six languages, one character

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English and, give, with Yu is an associative character meaning to give and, as a conjunction, and and with.

Français et, donner, avec Yu est un caractère associatif signifiant donner et, comme conjonction, et et avec.

Español y, dar, con Yu es un carácter asociativo que significa dar y, como conjunción, y y con.

العربية و، يعطي، مع يو حرف تركيبي يعني العطاء، وكذا حرف العطف و ومع.

Русский и, давать, с Юй — ассоциативный знак, означающий давать и как союз «и» и «с».

Common words

与其yǔ qírather than
参与cān yùparticipate

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