授予
Old HSK 6
授予 (shòuyǔ) · to award
授予 (shòuyǔ) means “to award; to confer”. It is written with 2 characters: 授 (to award) + 予 (to give). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 授予 is built
The characters
授 shòu · to award
What 授 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 受shòu — to receive
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 冖mì — cover
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 受 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
予 yǔ · to give
What 予 is made of
- 丁dīng — male adult
Example sentences
学校授予他优秀学生称号。Xuéxiào shòuyǔ tā yōuxiù xuésheng chēnghào.The school awarded him the title of outstanding student.
大学授予她博士学位。Dàxué shòuyǔ tā bóshì xuéwèi.The university conferred a doctorate on her.
Questions about 授予
What does 授予 mean?
授予 (shòuyǔ) means “to award; to confer”.
How do you pronounce 授予?
授予 is pronounced shòuyǔ.
Which HSK level is 授予?
授予 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 授予 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 169: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.