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于 (yú): In — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 6Recognition 3Writing 3
1.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 于

Prepositional 'yu' indicating relation or cause

Forms prepositions that express 'about', 'regarding', or 'due to'.

关于 • guān yú • about • HSK 3
HSK 3
5.

HSK Vocabulary: 于

终于 • zhōng yú • at last
HSK 3
zhōng终
yú于
6.

Example Sentences

xià下
yǔ雨
le了
，
yú于
shì是
wǒ

Information

Pinyinyú
Meaningin, at, on; used to indicate time, place, or object
Strokes3
Radical二
Traditional於
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#379
Zhuyinㄩˊ
UnicodeU+4E8E
CangjieMD
guān关
yú于

about

对于 • duì yú • about; with regard to • HSK 4
HSK 4
duì对
yú于

about; with regard to

由于 • yóu yú • due to • HSK 4
HSK 4
yóu由
yú于

due to

Verbal 'yu' indicating location or relationship

Forms verbs that express location, belonging, or equality.

位于 • wèi yú • be located; be situated • HSK 5
HSK 5
wèi位
yú于

be located; be situated

属于 • shǔ yú • belong to; be part of; pertain to • HSK 5
HSK 5
shǔ属
yú于

belong to; be part of; pertain to

在于 • zài yú • to be in/at • HSK 5
HSK 5
zài在
yú于

to be in/at

at last

于是 • yú shì • as a result
HSK 4
yú于
shì是

as a result

低于 • dī yú • to be lower than
HSK 3.0 · L4
dī低
yú于

to be lower than

便于 • biàn yú • easy to; convenient for
HSK 6
biàn便
yú于

easy to; convenient for

用于 • yòng yú • to use in; to use on; to use for
HSK 3.0 · L4
yòng用
yú于

to use in; to use on; to use for

高于 • gāo yú • greater than
HSK 3.0 · L4
gāo高
yú于

greater than

我
men们
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
yě野
cān餐
。

It rained, so we canceled the picnic.

tā他
chū出
shēng生
yú于
yī一
gè个
měi美
lì丽
de的
chūn春
tiān天
。

He was born in a beautiful spring.

guān关
yú于
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
tǎo讨
lùn论
。

We need to discuss this issue.

zhè这
ge个
guó国
jiā家
mù目
qián前
chǔ处
yú于
hé和
píng平
shí时
qī期
。

This country is currently in a period of peace.

zhè这
běn本
shū书
shǔ属
yú于
wǒ我
。

This book belongs to me.

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  • 撑chēngto support, prop up, or hold up
  • 成chéngto accomplish, to become, to succeed
  • 乘chéngto ride on; avail oneself of to multiply
  • 盛chéngfill; hold; contain
  • 尺chǐa unit of length; ruler
  • 冲chōngto flush; vigorously; on the strength of
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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "yu".

  • 谕yùproclaim, instruct; edict
  • 瑜yúflawless gem or jewel
  • 毓yùgive birth to; bring up, educate
  • 虞yúconcerned about, anxious, worried
  • 俞yúsurname; consent, approve
  • 禺yúdistrict; mountain in Zhejiang
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Characters with radical "二".

  • 二èrtwo
  • 五wǔfive
  • 互hùmutual; each other
  • 井jǐngwell (for drawing water)
  • 亚yàsecond; inferior; Asia (abbreviation)
  • 亏kuīdeficiency, loss, or to treat unfairly
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