How to say “endow” in Chinese

赋予
fùyǔ

endow, entrust (a mission)

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Structure and links”

“Endow” in Chinese is 赋予, fù yǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

赋予 is read fù yǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
yǔ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

赋
fù — endow; tax

On the left, 贝 “shell, money”; on the right, 武 wǔ hints at the reading.

予
yǔ — give, grant

Hints at the reading of 预 yù and 野 yě. Don't confuse it with 子.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “赋予”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “endow” in Chinese?

“Endow” in Chinese is 赋予, pinyin fùyǔ.

What does 赋予 mean?

赋予 (fùyǔ) means “endow, entrust (a mission)”.

How do you write 赋予?

赋予 is 2 characters: 赋 (fù) — endow; tax; 予 (yǔ) — give, grant. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 赋予?

赋予 is read fùyǔ. Tones: fù — fourth tone, yǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“endow” in the lesson “Give support, endow with meaning”

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