由 (yóu) — Chinese Character

由

yóu

from; via; by; by means of; because of; due to; through; (it is) for (sb to do sth); to follow; to obey; cause; reason; (Yóu) surname You

Radical: 田 HSK 3 p, v ideographic

Components & Etymology

由 decomposes into the following components:

田

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 由.

不由

bù yóu

can't help (doing sth)

事由

shì yóu

main content

交由

jiāo yóu

任由

rèn yóu

to let (sb do sth)

借由

jiè yóu

即由

jí yóu

namely

原由

yuán yóu

因由

yīn yóu

reason

摘由

zhāi yóu

high points (of a document)

无由

wú yóu

来由

lái yóu

reason

根由

gēn yóu

Characters that share the radical 田.

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