由 yóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
由来
yóulái
origin, history
Characters in this word
来 lái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 未 not yet 丷 horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 关于这个地名的由来，当地老人有不同的说法。 Guānyú zhè ge dìmíng de yóulái, dāngdì lǎorén yǒu bùtóng de shuōfǎ. Regarding the origin of this place name, local elderly people have different explanations.
- 你知道春节习俗的由来吗？ Nǐ zhīdào Chūnjié xísú de yóulái ma? Do you know the origin of Spring Festival customs?
- 这条老街的名字有一段有趣的由来。 Zhè tiáo lǎojiē de míngzi yǒu yí duàn yǒuqù de yóulái. The name of this old street has an interesting history behind it.
Related words
- 自由 zìyóu freedom; free
- 理由 lǐyóu reason
- 由 yóu by (marks the doer)
- 由于 yóuyú because of
- 由此 yóucǐ from here; from this
- 不由得 bùyóude cannot help; involuntarily
- 不由自主 bùyóuzìzhǔ involuntarily; unable to control oneself
- 身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ unable to act independently; compelled by circumstances
- 由衷 yóuzhōng heartfelt; sincere; from the bottom of one's heart
- 出来 chūlái to come out
- 回来 huílái to come back
- 进来 jìnlái to come in