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于

yú

HSK 3 Character

What 于 means

1. to go
2. to take
3. sentence-final interrogative particle
4. variant of {于|yú}

Other readings

于 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yú(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; w
• Yúsurname Yu

Example sentences

• 终于！
  Finally!
• 取决于你
  Qǔjuéyú nǐ
  It's up to you.
• 血浓于水。
  Xuènóngyúshuǐ.
  Blood is thicker than water.
• 聊胜于无。
  Liáoshèngyúwú.
  Something is better than nothing.
• 行胜于言。
  Deeds are better than words.
• 防胜于治。
  Prevention is better than cure.

Words starting with 于

• 于是yú shìthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
• 于是乎yú shì hūtherefore
• 于心不忍yú xīn bù rěncan't bear to
• 于事无补yú shì wú bǔunhelpful; useless
• 于丹Yú DānYu Dan (1965–), Chinese scholar and author known for popularizing Chinese classical…
• 于归yú guī(literary) (of a girl) to marry
• 于归之喜yú guī zhī xǐthe joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
• 于田县Yú tián XiànYutian, a county in Hotan City 和田市
• 于都县Yú dū XiànYudu, a county in Ganzhou City 赣州市
• 于洪区Yú hóng QūYuhong, a district of Shenyang City 沈阳市
• 于焉yú yān(classical) see 于是
• 于都Yú dūsee 于都县
• 于田Yú tiánsee 于田县
• 于洪Yú hóngsee 于洪区

Words containing 于

• 由于yóu yúdue to; as a result of; thanks to
• 对于duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
• 终于zhōng yúat last; in the end; finally
• 关于guān yúpertaining to; concerning; with regard to
• 属于shǔ yúto belong to; to fall under (a category)
• 至于zhì yúas for; as to; to go so far as to
• 等于děng yúto equal; to be tantamount to
• 善于shàn yúto be good at; to be adept at
• 位于wèi yúto be located at; to be situated at; to lie
• 过于guò yúexcessively; too
• 便于biàn yúeasy to; convenient for
• 鉴于jiàn yúin view of; seeing that; considering
• 无动于衷wú dòng yú zhōngaloof; indifferent; unconcerned
• 勇于yǒng yúto dare to; to be brave enough to
• 在于zài yúto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)…
• 急于求成jí yú qiú chénganxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result…
• 处于chǔ yúto be in (some state, position, or condition)
• 用于yòng yúto use in; to use on; to use for
• 出于chū yúdue to; to stem from
• 相当于xiāng dāng yúequivalent to
• 基于jī yúbecause of; on the basis of; in view of
• 有利于yǒu lì yúto be advantageous to; to be beneficial for
• 低于dī yúto be lower than
• 高于gāo yúgreater than; to exceed

Characters that look like 于

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 千qiānthousand
• 干gāndry; dried food; empty; hollow
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 予yǔ(literary) to give

Sounds the same

Read yú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 鱼fish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼
• 余(literary) I; me; variant of 余
• 愉pleased
• 娱to amuse
• 渔fisherman; to fish
• 愚to be stupid; to cheat or deceive; me or I (modest)
• 舆(literary) chassis of a carriage…
• 逾to exceed; to go beyond; to transcend
• 渝(literary) (of faith, affection etc) to change; to waver (usu. in 不渝
• 予(archaic) I; me
• 瑜excellence; luster of gems
• 虞(literary) to expect; to anticipate; (literary) to be concerned about…