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

• 孤独于世(孤獨於世) alone in the world
• 限于(限於) to restrict; to be restricted
• 利于(利於) be beneficial; be good for
• 振鹭于飞(振鷺于飛) a flock of egrets in flight
• 于焉(於焉) threfore
• 介于(介於) between; intermediate; to lie between
• 业荒于嬉(業荒於嬉) to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results
• 高于(高於) higher than
• 急于星火(急於星火) as hurried as a shooting star; requiring immediate action; extremely urgent
• 勇于(勇於) to dare
• 处于(處於) to be in some state, position, or condition
• 过于(過於) excessively
• 轻于鸿毛(輕於鴻毛) as light as a goose feather; unimportant
• 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
• 疏于(疏於) to fail to pay sufficient attention to; to be negligent in regard to; to be lacking in
• 莫大于无为(莫大於無為) there is nothing greater than nonaction
• 无敌于天下(無敵於天下) unrivaled in the land
• 濒于(瀕於) near to; approaching (collapse)
• 优于(優於) to surpass
• 位于(位於) to be located at
• 疲于奔命(疲於奔命) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work
• 溢于言表(溢於言表) to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
• 言归于好(言歸於好) to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet
• 迁怒于人(遷怒於人) to vent one's anger on an innocent party
• 系心于微(繫心於微) focus the mind on the subtle
• 终于(終於) at last; in the end; finally; eventually
• 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
• 陷于(陷於) caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)
• 流于(流於) to change (for the worse)
• 战死于位(戰死於位) died in battle defending his position
• 涂油于(塗油於) anoint
• 难于登天(難於登天) harder than climbing to heaven
• 血浓于水(血濃於水) blood is thicker than water; family ties are closer than social relations
• 忙于(忙於) busy with
• 无济于事(無濟於事) to no avail; of no use
• 嫁祸于人(嫁禍於人) to pass misfortune on to somebody else
• 严于律己(嚴於律己) to be strict with oneself
• 民于难(民於難) misery of the people
• 敢于(敢於) to dare to
• 莫过于(莫過於) nothing can surpass
• 善于(善於) to be good at; to be adept in
• 袁于令 Yuan Yuling
• 出于(出於) to be due to; to arise from; to stem from
• 通于九变(通於九變) to thoroughly understand the nine variations [of tactics]
• 次于(次於) second after; second only to
• 勿施于人(勿施於人) do not impose on others

Also contained in

于洪 、 于阗 、 于洪区 、 于丹

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Truncated for common words

• 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
• 卷三十九 Scroll 39 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 166