於

yú

preposition #6,381

Meanings

1 in
2 at
3 to
4 from
5 by

Characters

in; at; to; from; by

Examples

他生於一九八〇年。

Tā shēng yú yījiǔbālíng nián.

He was born in 1980.

这座桥建於清朝。

Zhè zuò qiáo jiàn yú Qīngcháo.

This bridge was built during the Qing Dynasty.

Tips

usage

於 is the traditional form of 于 (yú). In modern simplified Chinese, 于 is standard. 於 is still commonly seen in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and classical texts.

Stroke Order

於 yú