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| − | <WL>予 [yǔ] | + | <WL>予 [yǔ] 予以 give/grant, (给予 jǐyǔ) render/give, 赐予/与 grant/bestow@@; praise; sell (offer for sale); (HDZ:) … [yú] (书) (pron.) I/we (我) [zhù] (古) (帝王名) 杼 |
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| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 予() yǔ ‘give’ is said to depict an outstretched arm/hand/palm, offering something (resting in the palm) to some recipient (the lower part is the arm/hand, and the upper loop is the thing resting in the palm) | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 予() yǔ ‘give’ is said to depict an outstretched arm/hand/palm, offering something (resting in the palm) to some recipient (the lower part is the arm/hand, and the upper loop is the thing resting in the palm). |
| + | Note: 予() yǔ ‘give’ is said to be an old wr. of 與(𦥸) yǔ, and hence of 与() yǔ (cf. 赐予/与); it is also connected to 余 (in the pronomial 我 usage). | ||
Compare: 豫() yù ‘great/gentle elephant’ (taking food from the hand). | Compare: 豫() yù ‘great/gentle elephant’ (taking food from the hand). | ||
| + | Compare: 幻(𠄔) huàn ‘cheat/dupe/confuse (sleight of hand)’, which is the inverse of 予() yǔ ‘give’ (upside-down, rotated 180 degrees). | ||
“[予] Picture of two hands meeting” —Karlgren(AD). | “[予] Picture of two hands meeting” —Karlgren(AD). | ||
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Compare: 矛() máo ‘lance/spear’. | Compare: 矛() máo ‘lance/spear’. | ||
HDZ: 予 : yǔ : 授予, 给予; 赞许, 称许; 售, 卖; (代词) 之; (介词) 同; (汉) (乐名) • yú : (代词) 我 • zhù : (古) (帝王名) 杼 | HDZ: 予 : yǔ : 授予, 给予; 赞许, 称许; 售, 卖; (代词) 之; (介词) 同; (汉) (乐名) • yú : (代词) 我 • zhù : (古) (帝王名) 杼 | ||
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