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 on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
in order to; for the sake of
to the point that; so that
where will it stop?
of what use is it; (idiom)
supply exceeds demand
supply exceeds demand
to prefer; to incline to; to be prone to
second only to...; (in second place) preceded only by...
fight inside, unite against outside enemies
to make public; to announce to the world (idiom)
to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
great things start with small first steps
to become Emperor by the grace of Heaven
to be employed at
to be limited to
appropriate to the occasion; timely; opportune
appropriate to the occasion; timely; opportune
to accord with; to fit; to tally
nothing is more wretched than apathy
fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
title of Xiongnu ruler; chanyu
title of Xiongnu ruler
the problem is...