豫 yù relaxed
怎么记住“豫”: 予 bestow + 象 elephant = relaxed. The zoo decides to bestow a medal on its oldest elephant, who just flaps her ears, completely relaxed.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
豫 = 予 bestow + 象 elephant
- 予 bestow sound
- 象 elephant meaning
The zoo decides to bestow a medal on its oldest elephant, who just flaps her ears, completely relaxed.
How it came to be
In the small seal form, the elephant gives the meaning and the left part gives the sound.
用法
- Chiefly appears in 犹豫 (yóuyù) = to hesitate: 别犹豫，快决定 (bié yóuyù, kuài juédìng) don't hesitate, decide quickly.
- 犹豫不决 (yóuyù-bùjué) = irresolute, unable to make up one's mind, a set four-character phrase.
- Also the one-character abbreviation for Henan province (河南), seen in 豫剧 (yùjù) Henan opera.