由 yóu

由 (yóu) is a Chinese character with 5 strokes, taught at HSK level 2. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Meaning

由 means by / from / reason in English.

Meanings in 13 languages

English	by / from / reason
Spanish	por / desde
Portuguese	por / desde
French	par / depuis
German	durch / von
Italian	da / per
Russian	от / благодаря
Arabic	بواسطة / من
Hindi	से / कारण
Indonesian	oleh / dari
Vietnamese	do / từ
Japanese	〜による
Korean	말미암다

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 由 loaded.

Characters at the same level