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由

yóu
preposition HSK 3 #573

Meanings

  1. 1 from; by
  2. 2 due to; because of
  3. 3 to follow; to let

Examples

HSK 2
由北往南走。
Yóu běi wǎng nán zǒu.
Go from north to south.
HSK 3
这件事由我来负责。
Zhè jiàn shì yóu wǒ lái fùzé.
I'll take responsibility for this matter.
HSK 3
由你决定。
Yóu nǐ juédìng.
It's up to you to decide.

Tips

grammar
由 is used to indicate agency (who does something): 由我来做 (I'll do it). It's more formal than 让. Also used in 由于 (due to), 自由 (freedom).

Components

radical
田 tián
field; cultivated plot
The whole silhouette is a single field-shape with a small sprout poking above the top line, indexed under the 田 field radical. Originally a pictograph of a fruit or seedling growing out of soil, it now means follow, from, by, cause.

Stroke Order

由 yóu