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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
于 (Kangxi radical 7, 二+1, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一木 (MD), four-corner 10400, composition ⿱一𬺰 or ⿻二亅 or ⿻丁一)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 86, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 252
- Dae Jaweon: page 177, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 4, character 5
- Unihan data for U+4E8E
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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侉
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*qaːls
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夸
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*kʰʷraː
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姱
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*kʰʷraː
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胯
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*kʰʷraː, *kʰʷraːs, *kʰʷaːs
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跨
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*kʰʷraː, *kʰʷraːʔ, *kʰʷraːs, *kʰʷaːs
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誇
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*kʰʷraː
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垮
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*kʰʷraːʔ
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銙
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*kʰʷraːʔ
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骻
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*kʰʷraːʔ
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咵
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*kʰʷraːʔ
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釫
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*ɢʷraː, *qʷaː
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摦
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*ɡʷraːs
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鮬
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*pɢʷaː, *kʰʷaː
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嶀
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*qʰʷl'aː
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扝
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*kʰʷaː, *qʷaː
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刳
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*kʰʷaː
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郀
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*kʰʷaː
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挎
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*kʰʷaː
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袴
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*kʰʷaːs
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絝
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*kʰʷaːs
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褲
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*kʰʷaːs
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恗
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*qʰaː
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洿
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*ɡʷaːʔ, *qʷaː
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瓠
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*ɡʷlaː, *ɡʷlaːs
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鄠
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*ɢʷlaːʔ
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污
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*qʷaː, *qʷaːs
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杇
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*qʷaː
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圬
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*qʷaː
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鴮
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*qʷaː
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盓
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*qʷaː
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汙
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*qʷaːs, *ɢʷa
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樗
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*qʰʷl'a
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摴
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*qʰʷl'a
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荂
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*pqʰʷa, *qʰʷa
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雩
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*qʰʷla, *ɢʷla
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吁
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*qʰʷa, *ɢʷas
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盱
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*qʰʷa
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訏
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*qʰʷa
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扜
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*qʰʷa, *qʷa
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旴
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*qʰʷa
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冔
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*qʰʷaʔ
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紆
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*qʷa
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陓
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*qʷa
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迂
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*qʷa, *qʷaʔ, *ɢʷa
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虶
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*qʷa
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于
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*ɢʷa
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盂
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*ɢʷa
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竽
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*ɢʷa
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邘
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*ɢʷa
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玗
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*ɢʷa
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芋
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*ɢʷa, *ɢʷas
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杅
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*ɢʷa
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釪
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*ɢʷa
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骬
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*ɢʷa
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謣
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*ɢʷla
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宇
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*ɢʷaʔ
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Pictogram (象形) . Two possibilities for the object of representation are:
- An ancient wind instrument; early form of 竽 (OC *ɢʷa). This view is supported by mainstream palaeography.
- Exhaled air; early form of 吁 (OC *qʰʷa, *ɢʷas, “to sigh”). Shuowen considers it to be an ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 一 (“flat stream of air”) + 丂 (“to exhale”). Compare 乎, 兮, 号.
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-wa-ŋ (“to go; to come”). Related to 往 (OC *ɢʷaŋ, “to go to, to, towards”). Merged with 於 (OC *qaː, *qa) by the classical times.
It is now used as the simplified form in Mainland China.
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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于
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Reading #
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1/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yú
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hju ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ɢʷ(r)a/
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English
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go; at
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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于
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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15706
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Phonetic component
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于
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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于
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Old Chinese
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/*ɢʷa/
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Notes
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王筠雲籲初文
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For pronunciation and definitions of 于 – see 於 (“in; at; on; with; on; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 於). |
Notes: |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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于
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于
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yú
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yú
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hju ›
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‹ hju ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ɢʷ(r)a/
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/*ɦʷa/ (< *ɢʷ(r)a)
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English
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go; at
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單于 chányú: Xiōngnú ruler (W. Hàn)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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于
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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15706
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Phonetic component
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于
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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于
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Old Chinese
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/*ɢʷa/
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Notes
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王筠雲籲初文
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Definitions
于
- a surname
- 于禁 ― Yú Jìn ― Yu Jin (Chinese military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty)
- Used in several names and proper nouns.
- 單于/单于 ― chányú ― chief of the Xiongnu; a Chinese surname
- 淳于 ― Chúnyú ― a Chinese surname
Usage notes
The surname 于 is to be distinguished from another surname 於. The latter is never simplified if the character is used for surname.
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
于
- † Alternative form of 迂 (yū, “large; vast; wide”)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
于
- † Alternative form of 吁 (interjection).Only used in 于嗟 (xūjiē) and 于咨.
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
于
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
于 (eum 우 (u))
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Vietnamese
Han character
于: Hán Nôm readings: vu, vo, vò
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References