与

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(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow

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HSK 3.0: Level 4
Old HSK: Level 4
Strokes: 3
Radical: 一 +3
Structure: Upper-right enclosure 右上包
Traditional: 與
Common rank: #1,159
Unicode: U+4E0E

Formation & memory

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How 与 is formed

Components 一 ? unknown part

How to remember it

offer · Heisig RSH #1032

pointed tail + slingshot

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 与

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
理性与感性	Lǐ xìng yǔ Gǎn xìng	Sense and Sensibility, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀\|珍·奥斯汀[Zhen1 · Ao4 si1 ting1]
先天与后天	xiān tiān yǔ hòu tiān	nature versus nurture
与人方便，自己方便	yǔ rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàn	Help others, and others may help you (idiom).
战争与和平	Zhàn zhēng yǔ Hé píng	War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰\|托尔斯泰
欧洲安全与合作组织	Ōu zhōu Ān quán yǔ Hé zuò Zǔ zhī	Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
经济合作与发展组织	Jīng jì Hé zuò yǔ Fā zhǎn Zǔ zhī	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); abbr. to 經合組織\|经合组织
波士尼亚与赫塞哥维纳	Bō shì ní yà yǔ Hè sè gē wéi nà	(Tw) Bosnia and Herzegovina
与世无争	yǔ shì wú zhēng	(idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs
与众不同	yǔ zhòng bù tóng	(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
与人为善	yǔ rén wéi shàn	to be of service to others; to help others; benevolent
与全世界为敌	yǔ quán shì jiè wéi dí	(idiom) to fight the whole world
无与伦比	wú yǔ lún bǐ	incomparable
与时间赛跑	yǔ shí jiān sài pǎo	to race against time
与此同时	yǔ cǐ tóng shí	at the same time; meanwhile
与会	yù huì	to participate in a meeting
与世长辞	yǔ shì cháng cí	to die; to depart from the world forever
与时消息	yǔ shí xiāo xi	variable with the times; transient; impermanent
与世永别	yǔ shì yǒng bié	to die
安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉	Ān dōng ní yǔ Kè lì ào pèi tè lā	Anthony and Cleopatra, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞\|莎士比亚
与门	yǔ mén	AND gate (electronics)

Sound family

These characters use 与 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
与 sound part	yǔ	and; with; to; for; to give, to grant
屿	yǔ	island
欤	yú	final particle indicating doubt, surprise, or a question