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

• 生于忧患，死于安乐(生於憂患，死於安樂) to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living
• 以致于(以致於) so that; to the point that
• 血浓于水(血濃於水) blood is thicker than water; family ties are closer than social relations
• 无济于事(無濟於事) to no avail; of no use
• 供大于求(供大於求) supply exceeds demand
• 于事无济(於事無濟) of no use
• 了然于胸(了然於胸) to be well aware of
• 决之于王(決之於王) decision by the king
• 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
• 苛政猛于虎(苛政猛於虎) tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger
• 业精于勤(業精於勤) mastery of study lies in diligence
• 终于(終於) at last; in the end; finally; eventually
• 事实胜于雄辩(事實勝於雄辯) Facts speak louder than words.
• 明于此者(明於此者) a person that understands this
• 于飞(于飛) [birds] in flight
• 倾向于(傾向於) to incline to; to prefer; to be prone to
• 急于星火(急於星火) as hurried as a shooting star; requiring immediate action; extremely urgent
• 流于形式(流於形式) to become a mere formality
• 合于利而动(合於利而動) If it is to your advantage, make a forward move
• 振鹭于飞(振鷺于飛) a flock of egrets in flight
• 毕其功于一役(畢其功於一役) to accomplish the whole task at one stroke
• 属于(屬於) be classified as; to belong to; to be part of
• 濒于(瀕於) near to; approaching (collapse)
• 止于坐隅 stopped on the corner of the mat
• 定于(定於) to be set at; to be scheduled at
• 专美于前(專美於前) to monopolize the limelight; to get all the glory; to rank highest
• 翱翔于激水之上(翱翔於激水之上) it lingers over the fretted face of the pond
• 小于(小於) to be less than
• 迁怒于人(遷怒於人) to vent one's anger on an innocent party
• 有鉴于此(有鑒於此) in view of this; to this end
• 利于(利於) be beneficial; be good for
• 陷于(陷於) caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)
• 趋于(趨於) to tend towards
• 系心于微(繫心於微) focus the mind on the subtle
• 陷于瘫痪(陷於癱瘓) to be paralyzed; at a standstill
• 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
• 出于(出於) to be due to; to arise from; to stem from
• 富于 to be full of; to be rich in
• 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
• 归于(歸於) to belong to; affiliated to
• 供过于求(供過於求) supply exceeds demand
• 涂油于(塗油於) anoint
• 何济于事(何濟於事) of what use is it
• 源于(源於) to has its origins in
• 不甘于(不甘於) unwilling to accept; not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
• 相当于(相當於) equivalent to

Also contained in

于都 、 单于 、 淳于髡 、 于志宁 、 于阗

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