于 (於) yú

1. yú preposition in; at
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 於. For example, 天生德於予 'Heaven produced the virtue that is in me.' (Lunyu 7:22) In is sense, 于 is most often placed between a verb and an object or acts like the verb 在. In its basic form it represents physical location but the meaning can also be more abstract, like the English preposition 'in'. (Guoyu '於' p. 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 9)
2. yú particle in; at
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 於; acts as a locative particle (Guoyu '於' particle)
3. yú preposition in; at; to; from
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 於. In the sense of 向 (Guoyu '於' p 3)
4. yú verb to go; to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 于 (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 53).
5. yú verb to rely on; to depend on
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Relationship
   Notes: Traditional: 於; synonymous with 依靠 (Guoyu '於' v).
6. yú preposition to go to; to arrive at
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 於. In the sense of 到 or 至 (Guoyu '於' p 5)
7. yú preposition from
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 於. In the sense of 从 or 由 (Guoyu '於' p 6)
8. yú preposition give
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 於; in the sense of 给 (Guoyu '於' p 2)
9. yú preposition oppposing
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 於. In the sense of 对 (Guoyu '於' p 4)
10. yú preposition and
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Traditional: 於; in the sense of 和 or 与 (Guoyu '於' p. 10)
11. yú preposition compared to
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Traditional: 於; used for comparison, in the sense of 比 (Guoyu '於' p 9)
12. yú preposition by
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Traditional: 於; a passive construction, synonymous with 被 (Guoyu '於' p 7)
13. yú conjunction and; as well as
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Traditional: 於; synonymous with 而 (Guoyu '於' conj)
14. yú preposition for
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Traditional: 於; in the sense of 为 (Guoyu '於' p 8)
15. yú proper noun Yu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: Traditional: 於 (Guoyu '於' n)
16. wū noun a crow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 於; the original form of 烏鴉 (Guoyu '於' wū n)
17. wū interjection whew; wow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 於 (Guoyu '於' wū interjection)

Contained in

• 于焉(於焉) threfore
• 过于(過於) excessively
• 业荒于嬉(業荒於嬉) to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results
• 安于(安於) to feel contented with
• 仅次于(僅次于) second only to...; (in second place) preceded only by...
• 有助于(有助於) to contribute to; to promote
• 一日之计在于晨(一日之計在於晨) make your day's plan early in the morning; early morning is the golden time of the day
• 于是(於是) thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
• 莫贵于忠(莫貴於忠) nothing more noble than loyalty
• 伊于胡底(伊於胡底) where will it stop?
• 源于(源於) to has its origins in
• 莫过于(莫過於) nothing can surpass
• 徘徊于桂椒之间(徘徊於桂椒之間) it wanders among the osmanthus and pepper-trees
• 溢于言表(溢於言表) to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
• 今世闇于性(今世闇於性) this generation does not understand nature
• 人浮于事(人浮於事) more hands than needed; too many cooks spoil the broth
• 威加于敌(威加於敵) to intimidate the enemy
• 定于(定於) to be set at; to be scheduled at
• 积于忽微(積於忽微) to accumulate tiny quantities
• 终于(終於) at last; in the end; finally; eventually
• 以致于(以致於) so that; to the point that
• 贬多于褒(貶多於褒) to get more criticism than praise
• 公诸于世(公諸於世) to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know
• 于时(于時) when at that time
• 疏于(疏於) to fail to pay sufficient attention to; to be negligent in regard to; to be lacking in
• 毕其功于一役(畢其功於一役) to accomplish the whole task at one stroke
• 乐于助人(樂於助人) willing to help others
• 哀莫大于心死(哀莫大於心死) nothing sadder than a withered heart; no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
• 不至于(不至於) cannot go so far; be unlikely
• 安于所遇(安於所遇) satisfied with any situation
• 寓管理于服务之中(寓管理于服務之中) integrated services management
• 易于 to be very likely; to be prone to ; very likely; prone to
• 同归于尽(同歸於盡) to die in such a way that somebody else also perishes; to end in mutual destruction
• 怒形于色(怒形於色) to betray anger; fury written across one's face
• 舞于松柏之下(舞於松柏之下) dances beneath the pine-trees and cypresses
• 不亚于(不亞於) no less than; not inferior to
• 拙于言词(拙於言詞) to be unable to express oneself clearly
• 精于此道(精於此道) to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field
• 鉴于(鑒於) in light of; in view of; whereas
• 身之养重于义(身之養重於義) the importance righteousness in proper nourishing the self
• 孤独于世(孤獨於世) alone in the world
• 多于(多於) more than; greater than
• 老于世故(老於世故) experienced in the ways of the world; worldly-wise; sophisticated
• 臻于郅治(臻於郅治) to attain a state of perfect governance
• 急于(急於) to be anxious; to be impatient
• 介于(介於) between; intermediate; to lie between
• 基于(基於) because of; based on; in view of; on account of
• 安于现状(安於現狀) to take things as they are; to leave a situation as it is; to be happy with the status quo
• 不绝于途(不絕於途) to come and go in an incessant stream

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于田 、 于丹

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• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 411
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 314
• 卷六十七 列傳第二十七 謝靈運 Volume 67 Biographies 27: Xie Lingyun Book of Song 宋書 — count: 270
• Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 188
• Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 178
• 卷95 匈奴劉聰 羯胡石勒 鐵弗劉虎 徒何慕容廆 臨渭氐苻健 羌姚萇 略陽氐吕光 Volume 95: Liu Cong of the Xiongnu, Shi Le of the Jie People, Liu Hu of the Tiefu, Murong Hui of the Tuhe, Fu Jian of the Linwei Di, Yao Chong of the Qiang, Lu Guang of the Lüeyang Di Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 178
• 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 178
• 卷十 Scroll 10 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 175
• 卷五十九 張衡列傳 Volume 59: Biography of Zhang Heng Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 170
• 卷三十九 Scroll 39 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 166