御
yù HSK7

to govern, to resist

御 yù frequency
drive verb
to drive a carriage or chariot

善御者能使马听从指挥。

shàn yù zhě néng shǐ mǎ tīng​cóng zhǐ​huī.

A good charioteer can make a horse follow commands.

govern verb
to manage, rule over, or control

他有御下之术，深得部属信任。

tā yǒu yù​xià zhī shù, shēn​dé bù​shǔ xìn​rèn.

He has a knack for managing subordinates and enjoys their deep trust.

imperial adjective
relating to an emperor or the royal court

这些器皿是古代皇帝御用的。

zhè​xiē qì​mǐn shì gǔ​dài huáng​dì yù​yòng de.

These utensils were for the exclusive use of ancient emperors.

御 (禦) yù
defend verb
to defend; to resist

这种材料可以有效御寒。

zhè zhǒng cái​liào kě​yǐ yǒu​xiào yù hán.

This material can effectively protect against the cold.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,381st most common 85.7 per million
Movie subtitles
2,232nd most common 13.4 per million appears in 6% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
2.33 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
13.4 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Traditional
禦
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+5FA1

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)