由
yóu
to follow
from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
a picture of 由 → a sprout rising from the field, meaning origin or source
由 depicts a sprout emerging upward from a field (田), suggesting something arising or originating from a source. That sense of 'coming from' extended naturally into its uses meaning from, by, and because of.
这件事由你来决定。
zhè jiàn shì yóu nǐ lái juédìng。
This matter is for you to decide.
他由于生病，没能来上课。
tā yóuyú shēngbìng，méi néng lái shàngkè。
He was unable to come to class because of being sick.
Words with 由
自由职业
zì yóu zhí yè
self-employed
自由党
zì yóu dǎng
Liberal Party
事由
shì yóu
main content
自由度
zì yóu dù
(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)
交由
jiāo yóu
to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb)
鬼由心生
guǐ yóu xīn shēng
devils are born in the heart (idiom)
鸠山由纪夫
jiū shān yóu jì fū
Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
三岛由纪夫
sān dǎo yóu jì fū
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
不分情由
bù fēn qíng yóu
indiscriminate
不由
bù yóu
can't help (doing sth)
不由得
bù yóu de
can't help
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily