繇 (yóu) · cause; reason (variant of 由)

Meanings

1 cause; reason (variant of 由)
2 means; way

Characters

繇

yóu

cause; reason (variant of 由)

Examples

HSK 6

这个读音表示原因或途径，跟由相同。

Zhège dúyīn biǎoshì yuányīn huò tújìng, gēn yóu xiāngtóng.

This reading means cause or means, the same as the common character 由.

HSK 7-9

古文里繇假借为由。

Gǔwén lǐ yóu jiǎjiè wéi yóu.

In classical texts it is borrowed for the word meaning by way of.

Tips

usage

Read yóu, 繇 is a classical loan for 由, meaning cause, reason, or means. It is purely a literary usage, not seen in modern Chinese.

Components

radical

糸 sī

silk; thread

糸 is the silk radical at the bottom. The original sense was following or attendant threads, later borrowed for labor service and song.

phonetic

䍃 yáo

pottery jar

䍃 supplies the sound yáo, the same phonetic seen in 谣 and 摇. It carries the reading, not the meaning.

Stroke Order

繇 yóu

Related Words

故 gù HSK 7-9 #9,937

old; reason; cause / therefore; deceased

藉 jiè #9,943

to rely on; to make use of; by means of / variant of 借 (to borrow; to lend)

避开 bìkāi #4,764

to avoid / to steer clear of / to get out of the way

挡住 dǎngzhù #4,635

to block / to obstruct / to stand in the way of

带路 dàilù HSK 7-9 #10,096

to lead the way; to guide; to show someone the way

对了 duìle #4,552

by the way / oh right / that's right

道路 dàolù HSK 4 #3,423

road / path / way

捣乱 dǎoluàn HSK 7-9 #5,415

to cause trouble / to make a mess / to be disruptive

闯进 chuǎngjìn #3,207

to break into / to barge into / to force one's way into

大道 dàdào #3,172

main road; avenue; boulevard / the Great Way (philosophical concept)