预 (yù) — (bound form) in advance, beforehand; pre-
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'in advance / pre-' (预测, 预防, 预订, 预报). It only attaches to a following word to form a compound — never used on its own.
bound form
in advancebeforehandpre-
Easily confused
- 顶dǐnglook-alike(noun) top, apex, crown of the head
- 遇yùsound-alike(bound form) to meet; to encounter
- 欲yùsound-alike(bound form) desire; wish (as in 欲望, 食欲)
- 狱yùsound-alike(bound morpheme) prison, jail
- 浴yùsound-alike(bound morpheme) bath, bathe, wash
- 玉yùsound-alikejade (a precious stone, often culturally symbolic in Chinese contexts)
Examples
- 。Míng tiān tiān qì yù bào shuō huì xià yǔ.Tomorrow's weather forecast says it will rain.
- 。Wǒ yǐ jīng yù dìng le jiǔ diàn fáng jiān.I have already reserved a hotel room.
- 。Duō yùn dòng kě yǐ yù fáng jí bìng.Exercising more can prevent diseases.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 預; 预 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
The traditional form 預 combines 予 for the sound and 頁 for the meaning; the simplified 预 is a later shorthand.
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