預

See also: 预

Translingual

Han character

預 (Kangxi radical 181, 頁+4, 13 strokes, cangjie input 弓弓一月金 (NNMBC), four-corner 1128₆, composition ⿰予頁)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1401, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43373
• Dae Jaweon: page 1917, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4363, character 10
• Unihan data for U+9810

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Chinese

trad.		預
simp.		预
alternative forms		奕 Hokkien specific senses 予 (second-round simplified)

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (予) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
野	*laːʔ, *ɦljaʔ
壄	*laːʔ
序	*ljaʔ
抒	*ljaʔ, *hlja, *ɦljaʔ
芧	*l'aʔ
杼	*l'aʔ, *ɦljaʔ
墅	*ɦljaːʔ
舒	*hlja
紓	*hlja, *ɦljaʔ
妤	*la
伃	*la
予	*la, *laʔ
預	*las
忬	*las
豫	*las
蕷	*las
澦	*las

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *las) : phonetic 予 (OC *la, *laʔ) + semantic 頁.

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 預

1. ^† beforehand
2. ^† to take part in
3. (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien Southern Min) to participate in an activity
4. (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien) to play (chess, cards, mahjong, hide-and-seek, etc.)
5. (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien Southern Min, of an activity) to start
6. (Cantonese, Teochew) to foresee; to expect; to anticipate

   • 我預咗佢會遲到㗎啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     我预咗佢会迟到㗎啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     ngo⁵ jyu⁶ zo² keoi⁵ wui⁵ ci⁴ dou³ gaa³ laa¹. [Jyutping]

     I knew he was going to be late.

7. (Cantonese, Teochew) to prepare; to plan for; to estimate

   • 今晚有朋友上嚟食飯，你預多啲飯餸喇喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     今晚有朋友上嚟食饭，你预多啲饭𩠌喇㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     gam¹ maan^5-1 jau⁵ pang⁴ jau⁵ soeng⁶ lai⁴ sik⁶ faan⁶, nei⁵ jyu⁶ do¹ di¹ faan⁶ sung³ laa³ wo³. [Jyutping]

     A friend is coming over for dinner tonight, so prepare more food.

8. (Cantonese) to reserve a place; to count someone in

   • 預返啲位畀佢擺行李喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     预返啲位畀佢摆行李㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     jyu⁶ faan¹ di¹ wai^6-2 bei² keoi⁵ baai² hang⁴ lei⁵ wo³. [Jyutping]

     Save some space for him to put his luggage.

   • 聽日旅行預埋你㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     听日旅行预埋你㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     ting¹ jat⁶ leoi⁵ hang⁴ jyu⁶ maai⁴ nei⁵ gaa³ laa³. [Jyutping]

     We're counting you in for tomorrow's trip.

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Japanese

Kanji

預

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. beforehand (Shinjitai 予)
2. take care of
3. entrust

Readings

• On (unclassified): よ (yo, Jōyō)
• Kun: あずける (azukeru, 預ける, Jōyō); あらかじめ (arakajime, 預め); あずかる (azukaru, 預かる, Jōyō)

Compounds

• 預金(よきん) (yokin)
• 預言(よげん) (yogen)
• 預言者(よげんしゃ) (yogensha)
• 預(よ)託(たく) (yotaku)

Usage notes

See also 予.

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Korean

Hanja

預 • (ye) (hangeul 예, revised ye, McCune–Reischauer ye, Yale yey)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 預 (dự, dứa, dựa, nhứ, rợ)

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