1. 由

由

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  1. 由 is the 136th most frequent character.
  2. 由 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 由 appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. 由 appears as a component in 24 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
由 => No glyph available, 凵
Radical :
由 => 二 (two), 丨 (line), 凵 (container)
Graphical :
由 => 二, 丨, 凵

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. you2 - to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due to/to/to leave it (to sb)/by (introduces passive verb)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

理由 
由 
自由 

Medium Frequency

由于 (由於)
由衷 
路由器 
身不由己 

Appears In:

由 also appears in:
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.