于 (yú): (of time or place) in, at, on, (indicating any indirect relation) to, toward, vis-à-vis, with regard to, for, (indicating a source) from, out of
于 (yú) is a Chinese character meaning “(of time or place) in.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 二 (structural) and 亅 (structural). It ranks #40 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- (of time or place) in
- at
- on
- (indicating any indirect relation) to
- toward
- vis-à-vis
- with regard to
- for
- (indicating a source) from
- out of
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 于
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 关于preposition | guān yú | pertaining to | 3 |
| 对于preposition | duì yú | regarding | 4 |
| 终于adverb | zhōng yú | at last | 3 |
| 属于verb | shǔ yú | to belong to | 5 |
| 于是conjunction | yú shì | thereupon | 4 |
| 由于preposition/conjunction | yóu yú | due to | 4 |
| 在于verb | zài yú | to rest with | 5 |
| 处于verb | chǔ yú | to be in (some state, position, or condition) | 5 |
| 出于verb | chū yú | due to | 6 |
| 至于verb/preposition | zhì yú | as for | 6 |
| 等于verb | děng yú | to equal | 5 |
| 过于adverb | guò yú | excessively | 5 |
| 用于verb | yòng yú | to use in | 4 |
| 位于verb | wèi yú | to be located at | 5 |
| 善于verb | shàn yú | to be good at | 5 |
| 不至于verb | bù zhì yú | unlikely to go so far as to | 6 |
| 有助于verb | yǒu zhù yú | to contribute to | 5 |
| 乐于verb | lè yú | willing (to do sth) | 6 |
| 低于verb | dī yú | to be lower than | 4 |
| 限于verb | xiàn yú | to be limited to | 6 |
| 源于verb | yuán yú | has its origins in | 6 |
| 高于verb | gāo yú | greater than | 4 |
| 敢于verb | gǎn yú | to have the courage to do sth | 5 |
| 大于verb | dà yú | greater than | 5 |
| 勇于verb | yǒng yú | to dare to | 6 |
| 便于verb | biàn yú | easy to | 4 |
| 小于verb | xiǎo yú | less than, < | 5 |
| 易于verb | yì yú | very likely | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取决于verb | qǔ jué yú | to hinge on |
| 基于conjunction | jī yú | because of |
| 鉴于preposition | jiàn yú | in view of |
| 以至于conjunction | yǐ zhì yú | down to |
| 置于 | zhì yú | to place in |
| 忠于verb | zhōng yú | to be loyal to |
| 忙于verb | máng yú | busy with |
| 来源于 | lái yuán yú | to originate in |
| 无动于衷phrase | wú dòng yú zhōng | aloof |
于 appears in 108 compound words: 11 as the first character, 80 as the last, and 9 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 于 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (36)
to be content with the status quo (and unwilling to progress); to take things as they are
to brood on; to not forget about a matter and always be troubled or vexed by it
Showing 12 of 36 idioms containing 于.
Example Sentences
他终于完成了这部小说，历时三年。
Tā zhōngyú wánchéng le zhè bù xiǎoshuō, lìshí sān nián.
He finally completed this novel, which took three years.
阿曼外交大臣:美伊下一轮谈判将于26日在日内瓦举行
ā 曼 wài jiāo dà chén : měi yī xià yī lún tán pàn jiāng yú 2 6 rì zài rì nèi wǎ jǔ háng
Oman Foreign Minister: The next round of negotiations between the United States and Iran will be held in Geneva on the 26th
冬奥/新华社:谷爱凌,终于等到妳
dōng ào xīn huá shè : gǔ ài líng , zhōng yú děng dào 妳
Winter Olympics/Xinhua News Agency: Gu Ailing, finally waiting for you
羡慕善于社交的同事,总是想改变自己?你只是没看见...
xiàn mù shàn yú shè jiāo de tóng shì , zǒng shì xiǎng gǎi biàn zì jǐ ? nǐ zhī shì méi kàn jiàn . . .
Envy your sociable colleagues and always want to change yourself? You just don't see...
首驱科技惊喜登场春晚,致力于诠释“智能出行”时代的..
shǒu qū kē jì jīng xǐ dēng chǎng chūn wǎn , zhì lì yú 诠 shì zhì néng chū háng shí dài de . .
First drive technology surprise appearance in the Spring Festival Gala, is committed to interpreting the "intelligent mobility" era of...
...拟出售部分闪迪股份 筹资31.7亿美元用于..
. . . nǐ chū shòu bù fēn shǎn dí gǔ fèn chóu zī . yì měi yuán yòng yú . .
... Proposed sale of some SanDisk shares to raise $3.17 billion for...
你对于现在的年轻人有什么看法？
Nǐ duìyú xiànzài de niánqīngrén yǒu shénme kànfǎ?
What do you think about young people today?
关于那件事你之前怎么想的？
Guānyú nà jiàn shì nǐ zhīqián zěnme xiǎng de?
How did you feel about that?
你忠于我还是国王？
Nǐ zhōngyú wǒ háishi guówáng?
To whom are you loyal: me or the king?
你能告诉我一点关于汤姆的事吗？
Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ yīdiǎn guānyú Tāngmǔ de shì ma?
Would you please tell me a little about Tom?
Character Family
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