Taxonomy of meanings for 預 / 豫:　　

  • 預 yù (OC: las MC: jiɔ) 羊洳切 去 廣韻：【安也先也廁也樂也佚也猒也怠也 】
    • DEFEND
      • vtoNtake precautions against
    • EARLY
      • vadVearly, in advance
    • HAPPY
      • vifeel happy
      • vtoNfind happiness in
      • vt+V[0]be happy in V-ing
    • INTERACT
      • vtoNinterfere with, get involved with
    • KNOW
      • vt+prep+Nbe aware of beforehand; know beforehand
    • PEACEFUL
      • vifeel relaxed joy
  • 豫 yù (OC: las MC: jiɔ) 羊洳切 去 廣韻：【逸也備先也辨也早也安也猒也敘也又州名尚書禹貢曰荆河爲豫州釋名云豫州在九州中京師東常安豫也秦爲三川郡漢爲河南郡後魏置司州又改爲豫州亦獸名象屬又姓晉有豫讓羊洳切二十 】
    • DEFEND
      • vtoNtake precautions against
    • EARLY
      • vadVearly, in advance
    • HAPPY
      • vifeel happy
      • vtoNfind happiness in
      • vt+V[0]be happy in V-ing
    • HESITATE
      • INTERACT
        • vtoNinterfere with, get involved with
      • PEACEFUL
        • vifeel relaxed joy
      • PROVIDE
        • TRAVEL
          • UNDERSTAND

            Additional information about 預

            說文解字: 　　 【預】，安也。 【案：經典通用豫。】 从頁。未詳。 【羊洳切】

              Criteria
            • EARLY

              1. The current word for early, referring both to periods in one's life and time in the year or the day, is zǎo 早 (ant. wǎn 晚 "late"), but the word often specifically means "too early".

              2. Sù 夙 (ant. chí 遲 "late, too late") refers specifically to the early period in one's life.

              3. Xiān 先 is relative and refers to the period earlier than something else.

              4. Yù 豫／預 refers to a point in time suitably early, earlier than necessary, or earlier than expected.

              5. Yāo 夭 refers specifically to prematureness of death.