yóu

from; because of; due to

HSK 4 #136

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 136th character
Radical ⽥ (102.0)
Strokes 5
Index # 245

Definitions

由 yóu
  1. 1. from
  2. 2. because of
  3. 3. due to
  4. 4. by (introduces passive verb)
  5. 5. reason
  6. 6. cause
  7. 7. to
  8. 8. it is for...to
  9. 9. to leave it (to sb)
  10. 10. to follow

Stroke order

由 stroke order diagram
由 stroke order animation

Words containing 由

Word Meaning
matter; cause; purpose
variant of yuán yóu
Liberal Democratic Party
no reason to ...; without rhyme or reason
realm of freedom (philosophy)
the only way; the road one must follow or take
summary; brief; main points of a case
from this, it can be seen that...
(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)
laissez-faire
free port
Yukio Mishima, Japanese writer
Yukio Mishima, Japanese novelist
indiscriminate
to allow no explanation
to allow no explanation
give me liberty or give me death
give me liberty or give me death
you can't always do as you like
reason; cause
sufficient grounds (law)
namely
reason; cause; predestined relationship (Buddhism)
our mindset frames how we view the world
freedom of the media