Chinese symbol for “grant”
赐予
cì yǔ
Traditional: 賜予
to grant; to bestow
The closest CC-CEDICT match for grant is 赐予 (cì yǔ), defined as: to grant; to bestow.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “grant”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 准予 | zhǔn yǔ | to grant; to approve |
| 赐 (賜) | cì | (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor |
| 赠款 (贈款) | zèng kuǎn | grant |
| 准 | zhǔn | to allow; to grant |
| 封 | fēng | to confer; to grant |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 赐予.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恩赐 (恩賜) | ēn cì | to bestow (favors, charity etc) |
| 赐给 (賜給) | cì gěi | to bestow; to give |
| 赏赐 (賞賜) | shǎng cì | to bestow a reward; a reward |
| 天赐 (天賜) | tiān cì | bestowed by heaven |
| 赐福 (賜福) | cì fú | to bless |
| 给予 (給予) | jǐ yǔ | (literary) to give; to accord; to render |
| 赋予 (賦予) | fù yǔ | to assign; to entrust (a task) |
| 授予 | shòu yǔ | to award; to confer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “grant”.
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