於
See also: 于
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TranslingualEdit
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Alternative formsEdit
- 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).
Han characterEdit
於 (radical 70, 方+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 卜尸人卜 (YSOY), four-corner 08233, composition ⿰方仒 (GTJKV) or ⿸𭤨⺀ (H))
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- KangXi: 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
ChineseEdit
trad. | 於/于* | |
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simp. | 于* | |
alternative forms | 扵 | |
The preposition senses. |
simp. and trad. |
於 | |
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alternative forms | 扵 | |
Other senses. |
Glyph originEdit
Historical forms of the character 於 | ||
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Western Zhou | Warring States | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Bronze inscriptions | Chu Slip and silk script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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
DefinitionsEdit
於
- (indicates time or place) in; at; on
- (indicates the object of an action) with; on
- (indicates beginning or source) from
- (indicates the agent of action) by
- (indicates comparison) than
- (used after a verb or adjective) with regard to
- A surname.
CompoundsEdit
Derived terms from 於
Pronunciation 2Edit
DefinitionsEdit
於
- Alternative form of 烏/乌 (wū, “crow; raven”).
- Alternative form of 嗚/呜 (wū, “alas!; oh!”).
- Used in 於菟/於檡/於兔/於䖘 (wūtú, “tiger”).
CompoundsEdit
JapaneseEdit
KanjiEdit
於
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ReadingsEdit
KoreanEdit
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HanjaEdit
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VietnameseEdit
Han characterEdit
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]