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赐予 (cì yǔ) — to grant, to bestow (by a superior or divine being)

Definition

Highly formal verb meaning 'to grant / bestow', used for honors, gifts, or blessings given by a superior, authority, or nature. The agent is always elevated above the recipient (a king, the people, nature itself).

verb
to grantto bestow (by a superior or divine being)

Examples

  • 赐予。
    Guó wáng cì yǔ le tā yí zuò zhuāng yuán.
    The king bestowed a manor upon him.
  • 赐予。
    Dà zì rán cì yǔ wǒ men měi lì de sì jì.
    Nature grants us the beautiful four seasons.
  • 赐予。
    Zhè xiàng róng yù shì rén mín cì yǔ de xìn rèn.
    This honor is the trust bestowed by the people.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

赐cìbestow
予yǔgive

Both 赐 and 予 mean give or bestow, so the word emphasizes a superior granting something.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 賜; 赐 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell, money
Sound part声符shēngfú
易
易yì賜cì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 賜 pairs 貝 (shell, money) with 易 as a sound part; the simplified 赐 is a shorthand.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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