御 (yù): (bound form) imperial, royal, (literary) to drive (a carriage), (literary) to manage, to govern
御 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) imperial.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 彳 (semantic) and 卸 (phonetic). It ranks #1373 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 御 step. Its radical form 彳 (step) appears in many related characters such as 很 (hěn, very), 得 (dé, to obtain), 往 (wǎng, to go (in a direction)).
Definitions
- (bound form) imperial
- royal
- (literary) to drive (a carriage)
- (literary) to manage
- to govern
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 防御verb | fáng yù | defense |
| 抵御verb | dǐ yù | to resist |
| 御医noun | yù yī | imperial physician |
| 御用verb | yù yòng | for use by the emperor |
| 驾御verb | jià yù | variant of 駕馭|驾驭 |
| 防御工事noun | fáng yù gōng shì | fortification |
| 御寒verb | yù hán | to defend against the cold |
| 统御verb | tǒng yù | (literary) to have control over |
| 御赐verb | yù cì | to be bestowed by the emperor |
| 御用大律师noun | yù yòng dà lǜ shī | Queen's Counsel |
| 提学御史 | tí xué yù shǐ | superintendent of education (formal title) |
| 御便当noun | yù biàn dāng | (Tw) bento |
| 领导统御 | lǐng dǎo tǒng yù | (Tw) leadership |
| 防御性 | fáng yù xìng | defensive (weapons) |
| 御手 | yù shǒu | the emperor's hand |
御 appears in 36 compound words: 58 as the first character, 19 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 御 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
这个御字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě yù zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "御" is related to its radical.
...航“海津大崎樱花游船2026” 限定版“御船印”独特纪念
. . . háng hǎi jīn dà qí 樱 huā yóu chuán 2 0 2 6 xiàn dìng bǎn yù chuán yìn dú tè jì niàn
... Voyage "Kaizu Osaki Cherry Blossom Cruise 2026" limited edition "Mifune Seal" unique commemoration
前TVB“御用烂仔”游飚猝逝终年57岁 好友黄文标叫...
qián T V B yù yòng làn zǐ yóu 飚 猝 shì zhōng nián 5 7 suì hǎo yǒu huáng wén biāo jiào . . .
Former TVB "royal scoundrel" You Biao died suddenly at the age of 57, and his friend Huang Wenbiao called...
前TVB“御用烂仔”游飚脑出血猝逝终年57岁 转行除...
qián T V B yù yòng làn zǐ yóu 飚 nǎo chū xiě 猝 shì zhōng nián 5 7 suì zhuǎn háng chú . . .
Former TVB "Royal Rotten Boy" You Biao died suddenly of cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 57 and changed careers...
...老爷宫百变12花神 化身污水孔盖、生日盐御守
. . . lǎo yé gōng bǎi biàn 1 2 huā shén huà shēn wū shuǐ kǒng gài , shēng rì yán yù shǒu
... The 12 flower gods of the old palace are transformed into sewage hole covers and birthday salt amulets
两名韩籍空姐每月1.35万 合租御海湾II一房户
liǎng míng hán jí kōng jiě měi yuè 1 . 3 5 wàn gě zū yù hǎi wān I I yī fáng hù
Two Korean flight attendants share a one-bedroom apartment in Royal Bay II for 13,500 yuan per month
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.
Character Family
彳 Radical Family — Characters sharing the step radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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