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CHINESE CHARACTER

于 (yú): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

at, in, on; to, from; alas!
HSK 33 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

二 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 于.

二 · 亅

Visible components

于 is decomposed as ⿻二亅.

STROKES · 3

Write 于 in 3 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 于

关于

它是关于什么?

Tā shì guān yú shén me ?

What is it about?

终于

她终于做到了。

Tā zhōng yú zuò dào le。

She finally made it.

便于

这电子辞典的好处就是便于携带。

Zhè diàn zǐ cí diǎn de hǎo chù jiù shì biàn yú xié dài。

The good thing about this electronic dictionary is that it's easy to carry.

FAQ

What does 于 (yú) mean in Chinese?

at, in, on; to, from; alas!

How do you write 于 in stroke order?

于 has 3 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 于?

二 is the radical in 于. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 于?

关于 (guānyú): pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of; 终于 (zhōngyú): at last; in the end; finally; eventually; 便于 (biànyú): easy to; convenient for.