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• The Hong Kong standard form for this character is ⿸𭤨⺀, despite the fact that 於 is not related to 方 or 㫃 (see below).

於 (Kangxi radical 70,方+4, 8 strokes,cangjie input卜尸人卜 (YSOY),four-corner0823₃,composition⿰方仒(GTJKV) or⿸𭤨⺀(H))

• お
• オ
• 𛀔
• 𛀕

• 唹,淤,棜,鯲,菸,箊,乻,㫇,㫈,旕,瘀,閼 (阏)

• Kangxi Dictionary:page 481, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13628
• Dae Jaweon: page 843, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2175, character 2
• Unihan data for U+65BC

Historical forms of the character於
Western Zhou	Warring States	Liushutong (compiled inMing)
Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Transcribed ancient scripts

From an ancient variant form of烏. Not related to方 or㫃.

FromProto-Sino-Tibetan*ʔaj(“to go; directional particle”) (Schuessler, 2007). It has slowly replaced the older于 (OC*ɢʷa) (ibid.).Thisetymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

In Mandarin this is innovatively pronouncedyú.Schuessler (2007) sees this pronunciationfrom于, essentially treating this phenomenon asxundu (訓讀 /训读). WhileSun (2018) sees this innovative pronunciation as having developed phonetically.

於

1. (indicates time or place)in;at;on

   Synonym:在

   生於1980年／生于1980年  ― shēngyú 1980 nián  ―  bornin 1980

   峰會將於北京舉行。[MSC,trad.]
   峰会将于北京举行。[MSC,simp.]

   Fēnghuì jiāngyú běijīng jǔxíng.[Pinyin]

   The summit will be held in Beijing.

2. (used before a noun to indicate the object of an action)with;on

   求助於人／求助于人  ― qiúzhùyú rén  ―  to ask people for help

   不滿足於現狀／不满足于现状  ― bù mǎnzúyú xiànzhuàng  ―  not satisfied with the status quo

   有益於健康／有益于健康  ― yǒuyìyú jiànkāng  ―  good for health

   己所不欲，勿施於人。[Classical Chinese,trad.]
   己所不欲，勿施于人。[Classical Chinese,simp.]

   From: TheAnalects of Confucius,c. 475 – 221BCE, translated based onJames Legge's version

   Jǐ suǒ bù yù, wù shīyú rén.[Pinyin]

   Do not dounto others what you would not like others to dounto yourself.

   • 子禽問於子貢。[Classical Chinese,trad.]
     子禽问于子贡。[Classical Chinese,simp.]

     From: TheAnalects of Confucius,c. 475 – 221BCE, translated based onJames Legge's version

     Zǐqín wènyú Zǐgòng.[Pinyin]

     Zi Qin asked Zi Gong.

   • 目前總的國際形勢和國內形勢於我們有利，於侵略者不利。[MSC,trad.]
     目前总的国际形势和国内形势于我们有利，于侵略者不利。[MSC,simp.]

     From:1950,毛澤東 (Mao Zedong),《给中国人民志愿军的命令》 (Order to the Chinese People's Volunteers),《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on theForeign Languages Press edition

     Mùqián zǒng de guójì xíngshì hé guónèi xíngshìyú wǒmen yǒulì,yú qīnlüèzhě bùlì.[Pinyin]

     At present, the international and domestic situation as a whole is favourable to us, not to the aggressors.

3. (used before a noun, verb or adjective to indicate the target of action)to

   獻身於革命事業／献身于革命事业  ― xiànshēnyú gémìng shìyè  ―  to be devoted to the revolution

   致力於創新／致力于创新  ― zhìlìyú chuàngxīn  ―  to be committed to innovation

   病情趨向於穩定。[MSC,trad.]
   病情趋向于稳定。[MSC,simp.]

   Bìngqíng qūxiàngyú wěndìng.[Pinyin]

   The condition [of the patient] is stabilizing.

4. (indicates beginning or source)from

   源於／源于  ― yuányú  ―  to originatefrom

   他畢業於復旦大學。[MSC,trad.]
   他毕业于复旦大学。[MSC,simp.]

   Tā bìyèyú Fùdàn Dàxué.[Pinyin]

   He graduated from Fudan University.

   • 千里之行，始於足下。[Classical Chinese,trad.]
     千里之行，始于足下。[Classical Chinese,simp.]

     From:Tao Te Ching, 4^th centuryBCE

     Qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐyú zú xià.[Pinyin]

     a journey of a thousand milesbegins with a single step

5. (indicates the agent of action)by

   限於條件／限于条件  ― xiànyú tiáojiàn  ―  limited by circumstances

   • 郤克傷於矢，流血及屨。[Classical Chinese,trad.]
     郤克伤于矢，流血及屦。[Classical Chinese,simp.]

     From:Commentary of Zuo,c. 4^th centuryBCE

     Xì Kè shāngyú shǐ, liúxuè jí jù.[Pinyin]

     Xi Ke was woundedby an arrow, till the blood ran down to his shoes

   • 勞心者治人，勞力者治於人。[Classical Chinese,trad.]
     劳心者治人，劳力者治于人。[Classical Chinese,simp.]

     From:Mencius,c. 4^th centuryBCE

     Láoxīn zhě zhì rén, láolì zhě zhìyú rén.[Pinyin]

     Those who labour with their minds govern others; those who labour with their strength are governedby others.

6. (indicates comparison)than

   血濃於水／血浓于水  ― xuènóngyúshuǐ  ―  blood is thickerthan water

   苛政猛於虎／苛政猛于虎  ― kēzhèngměngyúhǔ  ―  oppressive governments are more terriblethan tigers

   • 蜀道之難、難於上青天。[Classical Chinese,trad.]
     蜀道之难、难于上青天。[Classical Chinese,simp.]

     From:李白,《蜀道難》; translated by Betty Tseng

     Shǔdào zhī nán, nányú shàng qīngtiān.[Pinyin]

     The daunting route into the region of Shu is more dauntingthan climbing the sky.

7. (used after a verb or adjective)with regard to

   至於／至于  ― zhìyú  ―  as to

   屬於／属于  ― shǔyú  ―  to belong to

   樂於助人／乐于助人  ― yuèyú zhùrén  ―  to be willing to help others

   敢於承擔責任／敢于承担责任  ― gǎnyú chéngdān zérèn  ―  to dare to assume responsibility

於

1. asurname

The surname於 is to be distinguished from another surname于. The surname於 is still於 in simplified Chinese.

Variant of阿(*qaːl,prefix in kinship terms and personal names) (ibid.).Thisetymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

於

1. alternative form of烏 /乌(“crow;raven”)
2. alternative form of嗚 /呜(wū,“alas!;oh!”)
3. used in於菟／於檡／於兔／於䖘 (wūtú, “tiger”)

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. in (defines a place, a moment, a concept in order to describe its relationship with the surroundings)

• Go-on:お(o)、う(u)
• Kan-on:よ(yo)、お(o)^{←を(wo,historical)}
• Kun:おいて(oite,於いて)、あう(au)、より(yori)

A legacy ofLiterary Chinese於(“at”).

於 

1. at;sometimes appears on signage to designate the location or time of an event, preposed as in classical Chinese (but in contravention of Japanese word order).

   於：会議室

   at: meeting room

於 (eumhun어조사어(eojosa eo))

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於 (eumhun감탄사오(gamtansa o))

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於:Hán Việt readings:ư^[1][2][3]
於:Nôm readings:ơ^[1][2][3][4],ở^[1][2][3][4],ưa^[1][2][3][4],ờ^[1][2][3],ư^[1][3],ớ^[1][3],ô^[3],ứ^[3],thờ^[3]

1. chữ Nôm form ofở(“tobe; tolive; tostay; toremain”)

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