at; in; to

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 40th character
Radical ⼆ (7.1)
Strokes 3
Index # 24
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

于 yú
  1. 1. at
  2. 2. in
  3. 3. to
  4. 4. by
  5. 5. from
  6. 6. than
  7. 7. out of
  8. 8. variant of
  9. 9. surname Yu
  10. 10. to go
  11. 11. to take
  12. 12. sentence-final interrogative particle

Stroke order

于 stroke order diagram
于 stroke order animation

Words containing 于

Word Meaning
to be loyal to
willing (to do sth); to take pleasure in
to be lower than
busy with
to be limited to; to be confined to
to originate in
has its origins in
greater than; to exceed
eager to; in a hurry to
to belong to; affiliated to; to result in sth
to dare to; to have the courage to do sth; bold in
in view of this; to this end
to no avail; of no use
to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
unhelpful; useless
to be beneficial; to be good for
greater than; more than, >; bigger than
nothing can surpass
to end in mutual destruction; to take sb down with oneself
between; to lie between; intermediate
to be spared (something); to be saved from
caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)
violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
more than; greater than
to be full of; to be rich in