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

• 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴(千里之堤，潰於蟻穴) an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike
• 困难在于(困難在於) the problem is...
• 涂油于(塗油於) anoint
• 介于(介於) between; intermediate; to lie between
• 相当于(相當於) equivalent to
• 伊于胡底(伊於胡底) where will it stop?
• 对于(對於) regarding; with regards to
• 精于此道(精於此道) to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field
• 易于 to be very likely; to be prone to ; very likely; prone to
• 谨于名伦(謹於名倫) cautious in designation of human relationships
• 有赖于(有賴於) to rely on; to depend on
• 位于(位於) to be located at
• 简忽于事(簡忽于事) careless in a business transaction
• 有助于(有助於) to contribute to; to promote
• 兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮(兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮) internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside
• 富于想像(富於想像) imaginative
• 急于星火(急於星火) as hurried as a shooting star; requiring immediate action; extremely urgent
• 徘徊于桂椒之间(徘徊於桂椒之間) it wanders among the osmanthus and pepper-trees
• 不至于(不至於) cannot go so far; be unlikely
• 优于(優於) to surpass
• 定于一尊(定於一尊) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
• 嫁祸于人(嫁禍於人) to pass misfortune on to somebody else
• 聊胜于无(聊勝於無) better than nothing
• 相当于或大于(相當於或大於) greater than or equal to; at least as great as
• 处于(處於) to be in some state, position, or condition
• 以利于(以利於) for the sake of; in order to
• 安于所遇(安於所遇) satisfied with any situation
• 重于泰山(重於泰山) heavier than Mt Tai; extremely serious matter
• 莫过于(莫過於) nothing can surpass
• 身教胜于言教(身教勝於言教) teaching by example beats explaining in words; action speaks louder than words
• 多于(多於) more than; greater than
• 以至于(以至於) down to; up to
• 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
• 敢于(敢於) to dare to
• 长于(長於) to be adept in; to excel at
• 缘于(緣於) to originate from; to come from the fact that; owing to; because of
• 难于接近(難於接近) (of people) difficult to approach; inaccessible
• 无济于事(無濟於事) to no avail; of no use
• 袁于令 Yuan Yuling
• 忙于(忙於) busy with
• 于事无补(於事無補) of no use
• 介于两难(介於兩難) to be on the horns of a dilemma
• 怒形于色(怒形於色) to betray anger; fury written across one's face
• 无敌于天下(無敵於天下) unrivaled in the land
• 臻于郅治(臻於郅治) to attain a state of perfect governance

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海于格松 、 于田 、 于阗 、 于田县 、 淳于髠 、 于志宁

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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
• 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 178
• Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 178
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• 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