1. 由
  2. 于

由

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Meta:

  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:
油抽宙迪届邮袖庙轴笛釉铀胄柚岫妯鼬蚰舳鲉紬軸鈾鮋

于

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Meta:

  1. 于 is the 40th most frequent character.
  2. 于 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 于 appears as a character in 98 words.
  4. 于 appears as a component in 14 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
于 => 干, 亅
Radical :
于 => 干 (dry), 亅 (hook)
Graphical :
于 => 一, 一, 丨, 亅

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yu2 - surname Yu
  2. yu2 - to go/to take/sentence-final interrogative particle/variant of 於|于[yu2]
  3. Yu2 - surname Yu
  4. yu2 - in/at/to/from/by/than/out of

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

于 
对于 (對於)
属于 (屬於)
于是 (於是)
终于 (終於)
关于 (關于)

Medium Frequency

不至于 (不至於)
以至于 (以至於)
低于 
来源于 (來源於)
出于 (出於)
勇于 (勇於)
善于 (善於)
在于 (在於)
基于 (基於)
大于 (大於)
急于 (急於)
敢于 (敢於)
有助于 (有助於)
源于 (源於)
由于 (由於)
相当于 (相當於)
等于 (等於)
至于 (至於)
莫过于 (莫過於)
处于 (處於)
过于 (過於)
鉴于 (鑒於)
高于 (高於)

Appears In:

于 also appears in:
宇吁迂盂芋圩竽纡盱邘穻訏趶釪
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.