| 御 | yù | to defend; to resist; imperial; (classical) to drive (a chariot); to manage; to govern |
| 抵御 | dǐ yù | to resist; to withstand |
| 防御 | fáng yù | defense; to defend |
| 外御其侮 | wài yù qí wǔ | internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom) |
| 太平御览 | Tài píng yù lǎn | Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fan 李昉, 1000 scrolls |
| 守御 | shǒu yù | to defend |
| 御史 | yù shǐ | imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) |
| 御宅族 | yù zhái zú | otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games; see also 宅男; see also 宅女[zhai2 nu:3] |
| 御弟 | yù dì | emperor's young brother |
| 御戎 | yù róng | (military) chariot driver (old) |
| 御手 | yù shǒu | the emperor's hand; person in charge of pack animals, also 驭手; chariot driver, also 驭手 |
| 御赐 | yù cì | to be bestowed, conferred, or granted by the emperor |
| 御酒 | yù jiǔ | imperial wine; sacred wine |
| 御驾亲征 | yù jià qīn zhēng | the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom); to take part personally in an expedition |
| 战略防御倡议 | zhàn lüè fáng yù chàng yì | strategic defense initiative (SDI) |
| 提学御史 | tí xué yù shǐ | superintendent of education (formal title) |
| 核防御 | hé fáng yù | nuclear defense |
| 御夫座 | yù fū zuò | Auriga (constellation) |
| 御敌 | yù dí | armed enemy of the nation; enemy of the Emperor; fig. championship challenger; contender opposing champion in sporting contest |
| 统御 | tǒng yù | control |
| 防御工事 | fáng yù gōng shì | fortification; defensive structure |
| 防御性 | fáng yù xìng | defensive (weapons) |
| 防御术 | fáng yù shù | defensive art |
| 驾御 | jià yù | variant of 驾驭; to urge on (of horse); to drive; to steer; to handle; to manage; to master; to dominate |
