于 (於) yú

1. yú preposition in / at
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
   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 , Subdomain:
   Notes: Traditional: 於; acts as a locative particle (Guoyu '於' particle)
3. yú preposition in / at / to / from
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
   Notes: Traditional: 於. In the sense of 向 (Guoyu '於' p 3)
4. yú verb to go / to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
   Notes: Traditional: 于 (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 53).
5. yú verb to rely on / to depend on
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain:
   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:
   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:
   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:
   Notes: Traditional: 於; in the sense of 给 (Guoyu '於' p 2)
9. yú preposition oppposing
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain:
   Notes: Traditional: 於. In the sense of 对 (Guoyu '於' p 4)
10. yú preposition and
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain:
    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:
    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:
    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:
    Notes: Traditional: 於; synonymous with 而 (Guoyu '於' conj)
14. yú preposition for
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
    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: , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: Traditional: 於 (Guoyu '於' n)
16. wū noun a crow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
    Notes: Traditional: 於; the original form of 烏鴉 (Guoyu '於' wū n)
17. wū interjection whew / wow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain:
    Notes: Traditional: 於 (Guoyu '於' wū interjection)

Contained in

• 于归(于歸) (of a girl) to marry
• 不绝于耳(不絕於耳) (of sound) to never stop / to fall incessantly on the ear / to linger on
• 羞于启齿(羞於啟齒) to be too shy to speak one's mind
• 于是乎(於是乎) therefore
• 甚至于(甚至於) even
• 无动于衷(無動於衷) aloof / indifferent / unconcerned
• 终于(終於) at last / in the end / finally / eventually
• 免于(免於) to be saved from / to be spared
• 几于(幾於) nearly at the point of
• 以利于(以利於) for the sake of / in order to
• 于旣切(於旣切) a notation of sound
• 有鉴于此(有鑒於此) in view of this / to this end
• 在于(在於) in / consist of
• 染指于鼎(染指於鼎) to dip a finger / to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action
• 介于两难(介於兩難) to be on the horns of a dilemma
• 于事无济(於事無濟) of no use
• 甘于(甘於) to be willing to / to be ready to / to be content with / to accept
• 耿耿于怀(耿耿於懷) to take troubles to heart / brooding
• 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
• 源于(源於) to has its origins in
• 积于忽微(積於忽微) to accumulate tiny quantities
• 限于(限於) to restrict / to be restricted
• 无济于事(無濟於事) to no avail / of no use
• 青出于蓝而胜于蓝(青出於藍而勝於藍) the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo
• 低于 to be lower than
• 定于(定於) to be set at / to be scheduled at
• 于心不忍(於心不忍) can't bear to
• 落于下风(落於下風) to be at a disadvantage
• 迁怒于人(遷怒於人) to vent one's anger on an innocent party
• 乐于助人(樂於助人) willing to help others
• 嫁祸于人(嫁禍於人) to pass the misfortune on to somebody else / to blame others / to pass the buck
• 困难在于(困難在於) the problem is...
• 约等于(約等於) approximately equal to
• 一年之计在于春(一年之計在於春) the whole year must be planned for in the spring / early planning is the key to success
• 怒形于色(怒形於色) to betray anger / fury written across one's face
• 公之于世 to announce to the world / to make public / to let everyone know
• 何济于事(何濟於事) of what use is it
• 受聘于 to be employed at
• 不至于(不至於) cannot go so far / be unlikely
• 定于一尊(定於一尊) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
• 合于利而动(合於利而動) If it is to your advantage, make a forward move
• 严于律己(嚴於律己) to be strict with oneself
• 苛政猛于虎(苛政猛於虎) tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger
• 精于(精於) to be skillful in / to be proficient in / to be adept at

Also contained in

淳于髡 、 功德归于檀那 、 单于 、 于都

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• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 316
• 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: 190
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• Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 178
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