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御

yù

HSK 6 Character

What 御 means

1. bound formimperial; royal
2. literaryto drive (a carriage)
3. literaryto manage; to govern

Other readings

御 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yùto defend; to resist

Example sentences

• 进攻是最好的防御。
  Jìngōng shì zuì hǎo de fángyù.
  Attack is the best form of defense.
• 他们抵御入侵者，保卫了国家。
  Tāmen dǐyù rùqīnzhě, bǎowèi le guójiā.
  They defended their country against the invaders.
• 不，说真的，一点也不；但要循着合理的推论、凭着适度的谨慎 / 跟随他到那里，就像这样：亚历山大死了，/ 亚历山大被埋葬了，亚历山大化为尘土；尘土是 / 泥土；用泥土我们制作黏土；那么为什么那堆黏土（他 / 所化成的）不能用来塞一个啤酒桶呢？/ 威严的凯撒，死后化为黏土，/ 或可堵住一个洞，挡住风的侵入。/ 呵，那曾令世界战栗的泥土 / 如今竟用来修补墙壁，抵御冬日的寒风！
  No, faith, not a jot; but to follow him thither with modesty / enough, and likelihood to lead it; as thus: Alexander died, / Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth into dust; the dust is / earth; of earth we make loam; and why of that loam (whereto he / was converted) might they not stop a beer barrel? / Imperious Caesar, dead and turn'd to clay, / Might stop a hole to keep the wind away. / O, that that earth which kept the world in awe / Should patch a wall t' expel the winter's flaw!

Words starting with 御

• 御史yù shǐimperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official)
• 御寒yù hánto defend against the cold; to keep warm
• 御用yù yòngfor use by the emperor; imperial; (derog.) in the pay of the ruler
• 御姐yù jiě(anime/games) mature, assertive, and usu. sexy woman
• 御宝yù bǎoimperial seal
• 御厨yù chúimperial chef; imperial kitchen
• 御弟yù dìemperor's young brother
• 御手yù shǒuthe emperor's hand; variant of 驭手
• 御批yù pīimperial rescript; emperor's written instructions in response to a report
• 御赐yù cìto be bestowed by the emperor
• 御酒yù jiǔimperial wine; sacred wine
• 御医yù yīimperial physician
• 御敌yù díarmed enemy of the nation; enemy of the Emperor; fig. championship challenger
• 御便当yù biàn dāng(Taiwan) bento; lunch box
• 御宅族yù zhái zúotaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and…
• 御饭团yù fàn tuánonigiri (Japanese-style riceball)
• 御夫座Yù fū zuòAuriga (constellation)
• 御驾亲征yù jià qīn zhēngthe emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom); to take part personally in an expedition
• 御用大律师yù yòng dà lǜ shīQueen's Counsel
• 御膳房yù shàn fángimperial kitchen
• 御戎yù róng(military) chariot driver (old)

Words containing 御

• 防御fáng yùdefense; to defend
• 抵御dǐ yùto resist; to withstand
• 守御shǒu yùto defend
• 统御tǒng yù(literary) to have control over; to rule
• 核防御hé fáng yùnuclear defense
• 防御性fáng yù xìngdefensive (weapons)
• 防御率fáng yù lǜearned run average (baseball)
• 防御术fáng yù shùdefensive art
• 太平御览Tài píng Yù lǎnImperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during…
• 提学御史tí xué yù shǐsuperintendent of education (formal title)
• 防御工事fáng yù gōng shìfortification; defensive structure
• 领导统御lǐng dǎo tǒng yù(Taiwan) leadership
• 战略防御倡议zhàn lüè fáng yù chàng yìstrategic defense initiative (SDI)
• 兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔinternal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
• 驾御jià yùvariant of 驾驭

Characters that look like 御

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 街jiēstreet
• 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)
• 聊liáo(colloquial) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly
• 掷zhìto toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí
• 衙yáoffice; yamen 衙门
• 褂guà(bound form) Chinese-style unlined garment; gown

Sounds the same

Read yù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 育to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate
• 遇(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat…
• 预to advance; in advance; beforehand
• 域field; region; area
• 寓(bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; dwelling…
• 欲desire; appetite; passion
• 玉jade
• 豫happy; carefree; at one's ease
• 浴bath; to bathe
• 吁to implore
• 狱prison
• 誉to praise; to acclaim; reputation