由

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由

yóu (you²) Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄧㄡˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
jau⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
jau⁴⁻² Cantonese, Jyutping
yù Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
iou¹ Jin, Wiktionary specific
iǔ Min Bei, 建寧羅馬字
iù Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
iû Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
iu⁵ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
⁶yeu Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
yóu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄧㄡˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
yóu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
yu² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
yóu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
you Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
ю Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/joʊ̯³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
jau⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
jau⁴⁻² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
yàuh Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
yáu Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
yeo⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
yeo⁴⁻² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/jɐu̯²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou

釋義

樹生新枝。泛指萌生。
來源，起源，開頭。
緣故，緣由。
機緣，機會。
途徑，方法，法式。
使用，任用。
經，經由，經過。
介詞。自，從。
介詞。由於，因為。
介詞。於，在。
介詞。表歸屬。歸。
女子笑貌。

In English

from with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at
by indicates the agent of a passive verb

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {由},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%94%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}