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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
由 (Kangxi radical 102, 田 +0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 中田 (LW ), four-corner 50600 , composition ⿻日 丨 or ⿻囗 十 )
Derived characters
Descendants
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 757 , character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21724
Dae Jaweon: page 1167, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2524, character 2
Unihan data for U+7531
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
袖
*ljɯwɢs
岫
*ljɯwɢs
牰
*ljɯwɢs, *lɯwɢs
抽
*l̥ʰɯw
妯
*l̥ʰɯw, *l'ɯwɢ
紬
*l'ɯw
怞
*l'ɯw
鮋
*l'ɯw, *ɦljɯw, *lɯw
菗
*rlɯw
宙
*l'ɯwɢs
胄
*l'ɯwɢs
冑
*l'ɯwɢs
伷
*l'ɯwɢs
駎
*l'ɯwɢs
油
*lɯw, *lɯwɢs
由
*lɯw
蚰
*lɯw
秞
*lɯw
邮
*lɯw
釉
*lɯwɢs
柚
*lɯwɢs, *l'ɯwɢ
鼬
*lɯwɢs
苖
*l'ɯːwɢ, *l̥ʰɯwɢ
笛
*l'ɯːwɢ
迪
*l'ɯːwɢ
頔
*l'ɯːwɢ
軸
*l'ɯwɢ
舳
*l'ɯwɢ
Pictogram (象形 ) – a container or helmet.
If a helmet, may have been the same as or original character of 冑 .
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Related to 遊 ?”)
Pronunciation
Note : jau4-2 - only used for "to follow".
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
由
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
yóu
Middle Chinese
‹ yuw ›
Old Chinese
/*l/
English
follow; from
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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
由
Reading #
1/1
No.
15526
Phonetic component
由
Rime group
幽
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
猷
Old Chinese
/*lɯw/
Definitions
由
cause ; reason
緣由 / 缘由 ― yuányóu ― cause and reason
from
由 北 到 南 ― yóu běi dào nán ― from north to south
由 廣州 出發 / 由 广州 出发 ― yóu Guǎngzhōu chūfā ― to depart from Guangzhou
by ; through ; via
請 由 側門 出入 。/ 请 由 侧门 出入 。 ― Qǐng yóu cèmén chūrù. ― Please enter and exit via the side door.
(done) by
這 件 事 由 我 來 處理 吧 。 [MSC , trad. ] 这 件 事 由 我 来 处理 吧 。 [MSC , simp. ] Zhè jiàn shì yóu wǒ lái chùlǐ ba. Let me handle this matter.
because of ; due to
by means of
由 此可見/ 由 此可见 ― yóu cǐkějiàn ― thus it can be seen
本 書 由 三 部分 組成 。 [MSC , trad. ] 本 书 由 三 部分 组成 。 [MSC , simp. ] Běn shū yóu sān bùfēn zǔchéng. This book is composed of three parts.
to pass through
必由 之路 ― bìyóu zhīlù ― the path that must be taken
to follow ; to let one determine
身不由 己 ― shēnbùyóu jǐ ― to be unable to determine for oneself
由 他 去 吧 ! ― Yóu tā qù ba! ― Let him do as he pleases!
由 佢 自己 做 啦 ! [Cantonese , trad. and simp. ] jau4-2 keoi5 zi6 gei2 zou6 laa1 ! Let him do it by himself!
Compounds
Descendants
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 由 – see 甴 . (This character is a variant form of 甴 ).
References
Japanese
Kanji
由
(Third grade kyōiku kanji )
cause , reason
from , arising from
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
由 (eumhun 말미암을 유 ( malmiameul yu ) )
hanja form? of 유 ( “ cause ; reason ” )
Okinawan
Kanji
由
(Third grade kyōiku kanji )
Readings
On (unclassified): ゆー ( yū )
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
由 : Hán Nôm readings: do , dô , ro , yêu , sân
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