由 (yóu) — Chinese Character

由

yóu

to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

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

事由

shì yóu

交由

jiāo yóu

任由

rèn yóu

借由

jiè yóu

即由

jí yóu

原由

yuán yóu

因由

yīn yóu

摘由

zhāi yóu

无由

wú yóu

来由

lái yóu

根由

gēn yóu

Characters that share the radical 田.

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