由

The character "由" has 5 strokes. "由" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "由" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "由" are "yóu" . View the stroke order of "由">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "由"

v.: pass through; go by the way of; follow; abide by; adhere to; obey

prep.: by; through; via; from; (be done) by; by means of; owing to; due to; because of

n.: cause; reason

• pass through : 穿过；通过；经过
• follow : v.跟在…后面；跟随；排在…后面；按照（指示；规则）做；执行；密切注意；从事；进行；跟踪；追随
• abide by : 遵守, 遵循
• adhere to : 坚持, 遵守
• obey : v.服从；顺从；听从；遵守；执行；遵循
• by : prep.由；被；凭借；用；通过；以…之差；相差…；到…之前；不迟于；在…旁边；靠近；在…的时候；关于；根据；以… 的名义
• through : prep. & adv.穿过；从…一端到另一端；一直到底；达到…的末尾；完成；从头到尾检查；直至；经由；接通电话；以
• via : prep.经由；经过；取道；通过；借助于
• from : prep.从… 起；始于；来自；从…来；从；由；离；防；因为；由于；与… 不同
• by means of : 通过；依靠
• owing to : 由于
• due to : 由…导致的；应归功于；应归咎于
• because of : 由于, 因为
• cause : n.起因；原因；原则；事业；诉讼事由；正当理由；值得支持的事；个人诉讼案件
• reason : n.理由；原因；诱因；理智；理性；判断力；推理力；道理；充分理由；前提

Form words with "由"

没头由 without reason

由名角主演 played by a famous actor

由铁路发运 be consigned by rail

由政府拍卖 auction by government

由东及西 from east to west

由疏忽所致 caused by negligence

由原子组成 consist of atoms

费用由买方自付 charges forward

无缘由的恐惧 unreasoning fear

由法语派生的词 word of French derivation

由法律加以限定 be circumscribed by laws

由火车托运货物 consign the goods by railway

由两部分合成 be composed of two parts

由某人授意散布的谣言 rumour inspired by sb

Example phrases using "由"

• 乐曲在这里由C大调转为A小调。

  Here the music modulates from C major to A minor.

• 这个八角形屋顶由八根圆柱撑着。

  The octagonal roof rests on eight columns.

• 要拍摄的像由透镜聚焦在底片上。

  The image to be photographed is focused on the film by the lens.

• 由当地人引领，我们穿过了树林。

  Local people led us through the woods.

• 我的车由一位机械师大修了一遍。

  My car was overhauled by a mechanic.

• 美国国会由参议院和众议院构成。

  The US Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• 主席由委员会的成员每年轮流担任。

  The chairmanship rotates annually among members of the committee.

• 这孩子父母双亡后由亲戚托管。

  The child was left in the care of his relatives after his parents died.

• 局长病故出缺，由副局长替代。

  The director’s illness and death caused/made a vacancy in the office, and the vice-director filled in.

• 裁判只得由警察护送出足球场。

  The referees had to be escorted by the police when they left the soccer field.