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

• 寓管理于服务之中(寓管理于服務之中) integrated services management
• 多于(多於) more than; greater than
• 民于难(民於難) misery of the people
• 置于(置於) to place; to put; to be located
• 严于律己(嚴於律己) to be strict with oneself
• 限于(限於) to restrict; to be restricted
• 通于九变(通於九變) to thoroughly understand the nine variations [of tactics]
• 谨于名伦(謹於名倫) cautious in designation of human relationships
• 于旣切(於旣切) a notation of sound
• 以至于(以至於) down to; up to
• 不下于 as many as; no less than; not inferior to; as good as; on a par with
• 局限于(局限於) to be limited to
• 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
• 等于(等於) to equal
• 苛政猛于虎(苛政猛於虎) tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger
• 约等于(約等於) approximately equal to
• 受命于天 to become Emperor by the grace of Heaven
• 大于(大於) to be greater than
• 莫贵于忠(莫貴於忠) nothing more noble than loyalty
• 富于 to be full of; to be rich in
• 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
• 有悖于(有悖於) to go against
• 于归之喜(于歸之喜) the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
• 袁于令 Yuan Yuling
• 同归于尽(同歸於盡) to die in such a way that somebody else also perishes; to end in mutual destruction
• 渐渍于道德(漸漬於道德) imbued with morality
• 基于(基於) because of; based on; in view of; on account of
• 终于(終於) at last; in the end; finally; eventually
• 有赖于(有賴於) to rely on; to depend on
• 位于(位於) to be located at
• 难于接近(難於接近) (of people) difficult to approach; inaccessible
• 困难在于(困難在於) the problem is...
• 孤独于世(孤獨於世) alone in the world
• 陷于(陷於) caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)
• 问道于盲(問道於盲) to ask a blind man the way; to seek advice from an incompetent
• 舞于松柏之下(舞於松柏之下) dances beneath the pine-trees and cypresses
• 濒于(瀕於) near to; approaching (collapse)
• 敢于(敢於) to dare to
• 安于所遇(安於所遇) satisfied with any situation
• 合于时宜(合于時宜) timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion
• 耿耿于怀(耿耿於懷) to take troubles to heart; brooding
• 将受命于君(將受命於君) a general receives his commands from the ruler
• 关于(關於) pertaining to; concerning; regarding
• 安于(安於) to feel contented with
• 臻于郅治(臻於郅治) to attain a state of perfect governance

Also contained in

于越 、 于阗国 、 地豆于 、 于洪 、 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
• Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 178
• 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — 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