于
於Meanings
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- 1.(of time or place) in; at; on
- 2.(indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
- 3.(indicating a source) from; out of
- 4.(used in comparison) than
- 5.(used in the passive voice) by
- 1.surname Yu
- 2.Taiwan pr. [Yú]
- 1.(literary) Oh!
- 2.Ah!
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Wiktionary
- 1.in; at; on
- 2.with; on
- 3.to
- 4.from
- 5.by
- 6.than
- 7.with regard to
- 8.a surname
- 9.used in 於菟／於檡／於兔／於䖘 (wūtú, “tiger”)
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Etymology
From an ancient variant form of 烏. Not related to 方 or 㫃. From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔaj (“to go; directional particle”) (Schuessler, 2007). It has slowly replaced the older 于 (OC *ɢʷa) (ibid.). In Mandarin this is innovatively pronounced yú. Schuessler (2007) sees this pronunciation from 于, essentially treating this phenomenon as xundu (訓讀 /训读). While Sun (2018) sees this innovative pronunciation as having developed phonetically.
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Components
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Example sentences
她忙於家務。
She was busy with household work.
他死於肺癌。
He died of lung cancer.
他死於战争。
He was killed in the war.
她忙於家務。
She was busy with housework.
它是關於什麼?
What is it about?
終於星期五了。
Finally, it's Friday.
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