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由

yóu

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 4

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yóu · jau4 (Jyutping)

  1. to follow
  2. from
  3. because of; due to
  4. by; via; through
  5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

由

Meaning
cause, reason; from
Radical
田
Strokes
5
Components
田
Cangjie
LW
Four-corner
5060.0

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.

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