于
yú
(of time or place) in; at; on
(indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
于 — the relational preposition marker
于 originally depicted a simple bent or hooked shape suggesting a pivot or link between things. Over time it was borrowed as a function word to express relational meanings — location, direction, source, and comparison — none of which come from its strokes.
Words with 于
有赖于
yǒu lài yú
see 有賴|有赖[you3 lai4]
不绝于耳
bù jué yú ěr
(of sound) to never stop
濒于
bīn yú
near to
安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
to take things as they are (idiom)
不至于
bù zhì yú
unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
易于
yì yú
very likely
碍于
ài yú
to be constrained by; due to (a constraining factor)
来源于
lái yuán yú
to originate in
耿耿于怀
gěng gěng yú huái
to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
高于
gāo yú
greater than
臻于完善
zhēn yú wán shàn
to attain perfection (idiom)
过于
guò yú
excessively; too