於

Character

於 yū · wū · yú

Character3 readings

Taiwan pr. (Yú)

Radical: 方
Strokes: 8
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 方
Traditional: 於
Frequency: #38 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

yūMain reading wūRare reading yúReading 3

yū

yu1Main reading

Taiwan pr. (Yú) CC-CEDICT
surname Yu CC-CEDICT

wū

wu1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is yū.

(literary) Oh! CC-CEDICT
Ah! CC-CEDICT

yú

yu2Reading 3

at, in, on; to, from; alas!

Stroke order

Practice writing 於

Draw “於” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

血濃於水。
xuè nóng yú shuǐ
Blood is thicker than water.
Tatoeba · sentence #590099 by nickyeow; translation #238754 by Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
氣終於消了
qì zhōng yú xiāo le
He is not angry anymore.
Tatoeba · sentence #1661547 by fengli; translation #1663309 by liwan1208 · CC BY 2.0 FR
忠於自己。
zhōng yú zì jǐ
Be true to yourself.
Tatoeba · sentence #13860163 by LeviHighway; translation #5756659 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

Same radical 方

All characters with 方 →

方fāng 族zú 旅lǚ 施shī 旗qí 旁páng 旋xuán 旌jīng 旃zhān 旖yǐ 旒liú 旄máo

於