于 is also the simplified spelling of 於.
于
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- 于
- yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
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2 · yu2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 7 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jyu1 · jyu4
Cantonese word readings for 于. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character
- (literary) to go to
- (literary) at
- (literary) A meaningless particle.
character · Etymology 3
- a surname
- Used in several names and proper nouns.
character · Etymology 4
- (literary) alternative form of 迂 (yū, “large; vast; wide”)
character · Etymology 5
- (literary) alternative form of 吁 (interjection); used in 于嗟 (xūjiē) and 于咨
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