yù

粥

Character · Verb

to nourish; same as 鬻

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

verb

to give birth to; to nourish; to raise

literary

This is an archaic literary usage, rarely seen in modern spoken Chinese.

Gǔ古
rén人
yún云
 “
yù粥
wǔ五
gǔ谷
yǐ以
yǎng养
mín民
 ”
 。

The ancients said, 'Nourish the people with grains.'

2.

verb

to sell; to market

archaic

An archaic usage meaning to sell goods, now completely replaced by 鬻 in modern Chinese.

Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
cháng常
yǒu有
 “
yù粥
shū书
ér而
mài卖
 ”
de的
jì记
zǎi载
 。

Ancient documents often have records of 'selling one's books.'