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 rely on; to depend on
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Relationship
   Notes: Traditional: 於; synonymous with 依靠 (Guoyu '於' v).
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. yú preposition give
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 於; in the sense of 给 (Guoyu '於' p 2)
8. 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)
9. 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)
10. 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)
11. 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)
12. 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)
13. yú preposition for
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Traditional: 於; in the sense of 为 (Guoyu '於' p 8)
14. yú proper noun Yu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: Traditional: 於 (Guoyu '於' n)
15. wū noun a crow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 於; the original form of 烏鴉 (Guoyu '於' wū n)
16. wū interjection whew; wow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 於 (Guoyu '於' wū interjection)

Contained in

• 急于求成(急於求成) to be anxious for quick results
• 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
• 通于九变(通於九變) to thoroughly understand the nine variations [of tactics]
• 过于(過於) excessively
• 渐渍于道德(漸漬於道德) imbued with morality
• 次于(次於) second after; second only to
• 安于所遇(安於所遇) satisfied with any situation
• 至于室庐(至於室廬) reaches the rooms of the cottage
• 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
• 于归(于歸) (of a girl) to marry
• 业精于勤(業精於勤) mastery of study lies in diligence
• 积于忽微(積於忽微) to accumulate tiny quantities
• 轻于鸿毛(輕於鴻毛) as light as a goose feather; unimportant
• 忙于(忙於) busy with
• 无动于衷(無動於衷) aloof; indifferent; unconcerned
• 大于(大於) to be greater than
• 甘于(甘於) to be willing to; to be ready to; to be content with; to accept
• 重于泰山(重於泰山) heavier than Mt Tai; extremely serious matter
• 于飞(于飛) [birds] in flight
• 出于(出於) to be due to; to arise from; to stem from
• 孤独于世(孤獨於世) alone in the world
• 于心不忍(於心不忍) can't bear to
• 陷于瘫痪(陷於癱瘓) to be paralyzed; at a standstill
• 形于色(形於色) to show one's feelings; to show it in one's face
• 公之于世 to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know
• 血浓于水(血濃於水) blood is thicker than water; family ties are closer than social relations
• 羞于启齿(羞於啟齒) to be too shy to speak one's mind
• 同归于尽(同歸於盡) to die in such a way that somebody else also perishes; to end in mutual destruction
• 莫贵于忠(莫貴於忠) nothing more noble than loyalty
• 精于此道(精於此道) to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field
• 终于(終於) at last; in the end; finally; eventually
• 言归于好(言歸於好) to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet
• 敢于(敢於) to dare to; to have the courage to
• 定于一尊(定於一尊) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
• 称于世(稱于世) praised throughout the land
• 供过于求(供過於求) supply exceeds demand
• 生命在于运动(生命在於運動) life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations); Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle).
• 优于(優於) to surpass
• 威加于敌(威加於敵) to intimidate the enemy
• 介于两难(介於兩難) to be on the horns of a dilemma
• 位于(位於) to be located at
• 多于(多於) more than; greater than
• 不甘于(不甘於) unwilling to accept; not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
• 于是(於是) thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
• 嫁祸于人(嫁禍於人) to pass misfortune on to somebody else
• 于雾霭之中(於霧靄之中) to be beclouded
• 相当于(相當於) equivalent to
• 介于(介於) between; intermediate; to lie between
• 趋于(趨於) to tend towards

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• 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
• Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — 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
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