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yóu
char. cause, reason; to pass through
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Other meanings
[yóu]   prep./v. (be done) by; via; from; by means of; due to; to obey, to follow; (lit.) to abide by
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    field (for )
    down radical, the vertical stroke (not in use now as an independent character) (for )
'由' is part of the following simplified words:
 䨤 俜 妯 娉 宙....
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'由' is part of the following traditional words:
 䨤 俜 妯 娉 宙....
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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lǐ yóu
n. reason, ground, cause, excuse
yóu zhōng
adj. from the bottom of one's heart, sincere, heartfelt
shì yóu
n. the origin of an incident, particulars of a matter, subject (in the heading of a letter or an email)
yuán yóu
n. reason, cause
bì yóu zhī lù
idiom. the way that one must pass through, the inevitable course