in, at, on; interjection alas!

DEFINITIONS

於 yū
  • surname Yu
  • Taiwan pr. [Yu2]
於 wū
  • (literary) Oh!
  • Ah!
於 yú
  • surname Yu
  • to go
  • to take
  • sentence-final interrogative particle
  • variant of 於|于[yu2]
  • in
  • at
  • to
  • from
  • by
  • than
  • out of

STROKES

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WORDS

miǎn yú to be saved from; to be spared (something)
公之眾 gōng zhī yú zhòng to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely; to let the world know
公諸世 gōng zhū yú shì to announce to the world (idiom); to make public; to let everyone know
chū yú due to; to stem from
lì yú to be beneficial; to be good for
yǒng yú to dare to; to be brave enough to
千里之堤,潰蟻穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom); huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
千里之行,始足下 qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step; fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
只限 zhǐ xiàn yú to be limited to
hé yú to tally; to accord with; to fit
同歸盡 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction
哀莫大心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apathy
問道盲 wèn dào yú máng lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom); fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
shàn yú to be good at; to be adept at
喜形色 xǐ xíng yú sè face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
律己 yán yú lǜ jǐ to be strict with oneself
困難在 kùn nán zài yú the problem is...
zài yú to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with
jī yú because of; on the basis of; in view of; on account of
塗油 tú yóu yú anoint
duō yú more than; greater than
dà yú greater than; bigger than; more than, >
嫁禍人 jià huò yú rén to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others; to pass the buck
孤獨世 gū dú yú shì alone in the world (idiom)
ān yú to feel contented with