由 (yóu)
from; by; up to (someone)
How 由 is written
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 二 — two
- Traditional
- 由
- Simplified
- 由 (unchanged)
Components
- 二 two
- 丨 line
- 凵 container
Common words using 由
- 理由 lǐyóu
- reason; grounds; justification
- 自由 zìyóu
- freedom; free; liberty
- 由於 yóuyú
- due to; as a result of; thanks to
- 由衷 yóuzhōng
- heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned
- 路由器 lùyóuqì
- router (computing)
- 身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ
- without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
- 不由 bùyóu
- can't help (doing sth)
- 不由得 bùyóude
- can't help; cannot but
- 事由 shìyóu
- main content; matter; work
- 任由 rènyóu
- to let (sb do sth); to allow
- 來由 láiyóu
- reason; cause
- 因由 yīnyóu
- reason; cause; predestined relationship (Buddhism)
由 in a sentence
這件事由你決定。
Zhè jiàn shì yóu nǐ juédìng.
“This matter is up to you to decide.”
How common is 由?
由 is the 136th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 47.8% of all running text.
Characters that appear with 由
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