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

jīng yú skillful in; proficient in; adept at
此道 jīng yú cǐ dào to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field
約等 yuē děng yú approximately equal to
zhōng yú at last; in the end; finally; eventually
yuán yú to originate from; to come from the fact that; owing to; because of
啟齒 xiū yú qǐ chǐ to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
世故 lǎo yú shì gù experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise; sophisticated
耿耿懷 gěng gěng yú huái to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
聊勝無 liáo shèng yú wú better than nothing (idiom)
聞名世 wén míng yú shì world-famous
zhì yú as for; as to; to go so far as to
完善 zhēn yú wán shàn to attain perfection (idiom)
郅治 zhēn yú zhì zhì to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)
苛政猛虎 kē zhèng měng yú hǔ tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)
莫過 mò guò yú nothing can surpass
下風 luò yú xià fēng to be at a disadvantage
著稱世 zhù chēng yú shì world-renowned
chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition)
血濃水 xuè nóng yú shuǐ blood is thicker than water; fig. family ties are closer than social relations
言歸好 yán guī yú hǎo to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet
貶多褒 biǎn duō yú bāo to get more criticism than praise
qū yú to tend towards
身教勝言教 shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom); action speaks louder than words
鴻毛 qīng yú hóng máo light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling; unimportant
pò yú constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth