御

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(bound form) imperial; royal; (literary) to drive (a carriage); (literary) to manage; to govern

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

彳 meaning “step” + 卸 sound ( xiè )

Components 彳卸

withstand · Heisig RSH #2427

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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
防御工事	fáng yù gōng shì	fortification; defensive structure
御用大律师	yù yòng dà lǜ shī	Queen's Counsel
提学御史	tí xué yù shǐ	superintendent of education (formal title)
防御性	fáng yù xìng	defensive (weapons)
御夫座	Yù fū zuò	Auriga (constellation)
领导统御	lǐng dǎo tǒng yù	(Tw) leadership
核防御	hé fáng yù	nuclear defense
防御术	fáng yù shù	defensive art
御便当	yù biàn dāng	(Tw) bento; lunch box
防御率	fáng yù lǜ	earned run average (baseball)
御手	yù shǒu	the emperor's hand; variant of 馭手\|驭手[yu4 shou3]
御饭团	yù fàn tuán	onigiri (Japanese-style riceball)
太平御览	Tài píng Yù lǎn	Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 97…
御用	yù yòng	for use by the emperor; imperial; (derog.) in the pay of the ruler
御驾亲征	yù jià qīn zhēng	the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom); to take part personally in an expedition
御酒	yù jiǔ	imperial wine; sacred wine
防御	fáng yù	defense; to defend
战略防御倡议	zhàn lüè fáng yù chàng yì	strategic defense initiative (SDI)
御宝	yù bǎo	imperial seal
统御	tǒng yù	(literary) to have control over; to rule