懂中文 Dong Chinese

禦

yù

drive

Original meaning: 

ritual sacrifice to ward off calamities

Phonosemantic compound. 示 represents the meaning and 御 represents the sound. Originally 𰆍.

Components
御 sound component

御  Sound component

yù

  

to govern, to resist

Evolved from 𰆍 during the Western Zhou period.

示 meaning component

示  Meaning component

shì

  

show

This was added to 𰆍 later to reinforce the meaning.

Evolution

禦 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
禦 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
禦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
禦 Clerical script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
禦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

御 (禦) 

yù

defend, resist, hold out against; to defend; to resist

Most common words with 禦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

防御

defense

御

to resist

抵御

to resist

御用

imperial

御医

imperial physician