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於

See also: 于
於 U+65BC, 於
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-65BC
← 斻
[U+65BB] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 施 →
[U+65BD]

TranslingualEdit

Stroke order
 

Han characterEdit

於 (radical 70, 方+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 卜尸人卜 (YSOY), four-corner 08233, composition ⿰方仒)

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

ChineseEdit

trad. 於/于*
simp. 于*
variant forms 扵
The preposition senses.
simp. and trad.
 於
variant forms 扵
Other senses.

Glyph originEdit

Historical forms of the character 於
Western Zhou Warring States Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions Chu Slip and silk script Transcribed ancient scripts
     
Characters in the same phonetic series (於) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
閼 *qran, *qeːn, *qaːd, *qad
菸 *qeːn, *qas
於 *qaː, *qa
淤 *qa, *qas
箊 *qa
唹 *qa
扵 *qa
瘀 *qas
棜 *qas

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

Note the other uses of 于 (yú), the simplified and variant traditional form of the preposition senses.

EtymologyEdit

Preposition
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔaj (“to go; directional particle”) (Schuessler, 2007). It has slowly merged with and replaced the older 于 (OC *ɢʷa) (ibid.).
Prefix in 於菟／於檡／於兔／於䖘
Variant of 阿 (OC *qaːl, “prefix in kinship terms and personal names”) (ibid.).

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Pronunciation 1Edit

Note: yū - surname sense in Mainland.
Note:
  • surname:
    • Xiamen - u;
    • Quanzhou - ir;
    • Zhangzhou - î.
  • (Teochew)
    • Note:
    • i1/e1 - preposition;
    • u1 - surname.
  • Wu
    • Rime
    Character 於
    Reading # 1/2
    Initial (聲) 影 (34)
    Final (韻) 魚 (22)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 央居切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ʔɨʌ/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ʔiɔ/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ʔiɔ/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ʔɨə̆/
    Li
    Rong         		/ʔiɔ/
    Wang
    Li         		/ĭo/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ʔi̯wo/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		yū
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 於
    Reading # 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		yú
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ ʔjo ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[ʔ]a/
    English at (locative preposition)

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 於
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 15812
    Phonetic
    component         		於
    Rime
    group         		魚
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		於
    Old
    Chinese         		/*qa/

    DefinitionsEdit

    於

    1. (indicates time or place) in; at; on
      Synonyms: 在 (zài)
      生於1980年 / 生于1980年  ―  shēng yú 1980 nián  ―  born in 1980
    2. (indicates the object of an action) with; on
      己所不欲，勿施於人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
      己所不欲，勿施于人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
      From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
      Jǐ suǒ bù yù, wù shī yú rén. [Pinyin]
      Do not do unto others what you would not like others to do unto yourself.
    3. (indicates beginning or source) from
      源於 / 源于  ―  yuányú  ―  to originate from
    4. (indicates the agent of action) by
    5. (indicates comparison) than
      血濃於水 / 血浓于水  ―  xuènóngyúshuǐ  ―  blood is thicker than water
      苛政猛於虎 / 苛政猛于虎  ―  kēzhèngměngyúhǔ  ―  oppressive governments are more terrible than tigers
    6. (used after a verb or adjective) with regard to
    7. A surname​.

    CompoundsEdit

    Derived terms from 於

    Pronunciation 2Edit

    Rime
    Character 於
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 影 (34)
    Final (韻) 模 (23)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 哀都切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ʔuo/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ʔuo/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ʔo/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ʔɔ/
    Li
    Rong         		/ʔo/
    Wang
    Li         		/u/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ʔuo/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		wū
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 於
    Reading # 1/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		wū
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ ʔu ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[ʔ]ˁa/
    English oh!

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 於
    Reading # 1/2
    No. 15810
    Phonetic
    component         		於
    Rime
    group         		魚
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		烏
    Old
    Chinese         		/*qaː/

    DefinitionsEdit

    於

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

    CompoundsEdit

    Derived terms from 於

    JapaneseEdit

    KanjiEdit

    於

    (“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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    ReadingsEdit

    KoreanEdit

    HanjaEdit

    於 • (eo, o)

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    VietnameseEdit

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